#DABEFA

Closest named color: Light Lavender (#DFC5FE). oklch(84.5% 0.087 305.8), rgb(218, 190, 250).

Black text reads best on this color (12.72:1).

About this color

#DABEFA is a light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 85%, its chroma 0.087 and its hue 306°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Lavender (#DFC5FE), ΔE 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 12.72:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	light (85%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.087)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Light Lavender (#DFC5FE)
Black text	12.72:1
White text	1.65:1

Values

HEX	#DABEFA
RGB	rgb(218, 190, 250)
HSL	hsl(268, 86%, 86%)
OKLCH	oklch(84.5% 0.087 305.8)

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 #DABEFA	1.65:1	Fails	Lc -32.4	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #DABEFA	12.72:1	AAA	Lc 75.1	Fine for body text
#DABEFA text on white	1.65:1	Fails	Lc 28.7	Dividers and decoration only
#DABEFA text on black	12.72:1	AAA	Lc -74.1	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

#F7F4FC

oklch(97.2% 0.011 303.1)
Step 100
100

#EEE6F8

oklch(93.6% 0.025 305.8)
Step 200
200

#E1D2F3

oklch(88.6% 0.047 305.9)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#DABEFA

oklch(84.5% 0.087 305.8)
Step 400
400

#B688E5

oklch(70.7% 0.14 305.9)
Step 500
500

#A467DD

oklch(63.1% 0.178 305.8)
Step 600
600

#904ACB

oklch(55.6% 0.195 306)
Step 700
700

#7A3AAF

oklch(49% 0.18 305.9)
Step 800
800

#63318E

oklch(42.6% 0.15 305.7)
Step 900
900

#512D71

oklch(37.7% 0.115 306)
Step 950
950

#2F1B42

oklch(26.9% 0.073 305.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#DABEFA 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)	#B3C8FD	0.055
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B9CAF8	0.052
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#D6C6D3	0.066
Achromatopsia (no color)	#C9C9C9	0.088