#D49BCC

Closest named color: Plum (#DDA0DD). oklch(75.9% 0.094 331.4), rgb(212, 155, 204).

Black text reads best on this color (9.35:1).

About this color

#D49BCC is a medium-light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 76%, its chroma 0.094 and its hue 331°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Plum (#DDA0DD), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.35:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-light (76%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.094)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Plum (#DDA0DD)
Black text	9.35:1
White text	2.24:1

Values

HEX	#D49BCC
RGB	rgb(212, 155, 204)
HSL	hsl(308, 40%, 72%)
OKLCH	oklch(75.9% 0.094 331.4)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #D49BCC	2.24:1	Fails	Lc -48.9	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #D49BCC	9.35:1	AAA	Lc 59.8	Large or bold text, headings
#D49BCC text on white	2.24:1	Fails	Lc 44.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#D49BCC text on black	9.35:1	AAA	Lc -58.0	Large or bold text, headings

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#FBF3F9

oklch(97.2% 0.012 334.1)
Step 100
100

#F5E4F2

oklch(93.6% 0.026 331.5)
Step 200
200

#EECDE9

oklch(88.4% 0.052 331)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#D49BCC

oklch(75.9% 0.094 331.4)
Step 400
400

#D57BCB

oklch(70.7% 0.15 331.2)
Step 500
500

#C854BD

oklch(63.1% 0.192 331.4)
Step 600
600

#B333A9

oklch(55.7% 0.208 331.4)
Step 700
700

#9A2391

oklch(49.2% 0.194 331.5)
Step 800
800

#7D2076

oklch(42.7% 0.161 331.3)
Step 900
900

#65215F

oklch(37.7% 0.126 331.4)
Step 950
950

#3B1538

oklch(27% 0.079 330.6)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#D49BCC with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#9AA8CE	0.088
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A7B0CA	0.082
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#D99EAC	0.050
Achromatopsia (no color)	#ADADAD	0.094