#DFB3E2

Closest named color: Light Violet (#D6B4FC). oklch(82.1% 0.08 324.2), rgb(223, 179, 226).

Black text reads best on this color (11.68:1).

About this color

#DFB3E2 is a light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 82%, its chroma 0.080 and its hue 324°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Violet (#D6B4FC), ΔE 0.039 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.68:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	light (82%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.080)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Light Violet (#D6B4FC)
Black text	11.68:1
White text	1.79:1

Values

HEX	#DFB3E2
RGB	rgb(223, 179, 226)
HSL	hsl(296, 45%, 79%)
OKLCH	oklch(82.1% 0.08 324.2)

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 #DFB3E2	1.79:1	Fails	Lc -37.3	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #DFB3E2	11.68:1	AAA	Lc 70.6	Content text, not long reading
#DFB3E2 text on white	1.79:1	Fails	Lc 33.3	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#DFB3E2 text on black	11.68:1	AAA	Lc -69.3	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

#F9F3FA

oklch(97.1% 0.011 321.3)
Step 100
100

#F2E5F3

oklch(93.6% 0.023 323.6)
Step 200
200

#E9D0EA

oklch(88.6% 0.044 324.8)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#DFB3E2

oklch(82.1% 0.08 324.2)
Step 400
400

#C884CE

oklch(70.8% 0.128 324)
Step 500
500

#B962C0

oklch(63.2% 0.164 324.5)
Step 600
600

#A445AD

oklch(55.6% 0.179 324.1)
Step 700
700

#8C3694

oklch(49.1% 0.166 324.2)
Step 800
800

#722E78

oklch(42.7% 0.137 324.4)
Step 900
900

#5C2A61

oklch(37.7% 0.107 323.9)
Step 950
950

#361939

oklch(26.9% 0.069 323.7)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#DFB3E2 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)	#AFBEE4	0.070
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B9C3E0	0.065
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#E1B7C3	0.049
Achromatopsia (no color)	#C1C1C1	0.081