#D8BBFA

Closest named color: Light Violet (#D6B4FC). oklch(83.8% 0.092 305.5), rgb(216, 187, 250).

Black text reads best on this color (12.40:1).

About this color

#D8BBFA is a light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 84%, its chroma 0.092 and its hue 305°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Violet (#D6B4FC), ΔE 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 12.40:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	light (84%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.092)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Light Violet (#D6B4FC)
Black text	12.40:1
White text	1.69:1

Values

HEX	#D8BBFA
RGB	rgb(216, 187, 250)
HSL	hsl(268, 86%, 86%)
OKLCH	oklch(83.8% 0.092 305.5)

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 #D8BBFA	1.69:1	Fails	Lc -33.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #D8BBFA	12.40:1	AAA	Lc 73.7	Content text, not long reading
#D8BBFA text on white	1.69:1	Fails	Lc 30.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#D8BBFA text on black	12.40:1	AAA	Lc -72.7	Content text, not long reading

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

#F7F3FC

oklch(97% 0.013 306)
Step 100
100

#EEE6F8

oklch(93.6% 0.025 305.8)
Step 200
200

#E1D1F5

oklch(88.5% 0.052 305.4)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#D8BBFA

oklch(83.8% 0.092 305.5)
Step 400
400

#B787E9

oklch(70.8% 0.146 305.5)
Step 500
500

#A565E2

oklch(63.2% 0.187 305.3)
Step 600
600

#9147D0

oklch(55.7% 0.204 305.5)
Step 700
700

#7B37B4

oklch(49.1% 0.19 305.3)
Step 800
800

#642F91

oklch(42.6% 0.156 305.6)
Step 900
900

#512B74

oklch(37.6% 0.123 305.2)
Step 950
950

#301A44

oklch(27% 0.078 306)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#D8BBFA 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)	#B0C6FD	0.058
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B5C7F8	0.055
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#D3C4D1	0.070
Achromatopsia (no color)	#C7C7C7	0.092