#EB8BEA

Closest named color: Violet (#EE82EE). oklch(77% 0.166 327.4), rgb(235, 139, 234).

Black text reads best on this color (9.41:1).

About this color

#EB8BEA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 77%, its chroma 0.166 and its hue 327°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Violet (#EE82EE), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.41:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-light (77%)
Chroma	vivid (0.166)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Violet (#EE82EE)
Black text	9.41:1
White text	2.23:1

Values

HEX	#EB8BEA
RGB	rgb(235, 139, 234)
HSL	hsl(301, 71%, 73%)
OKLCH	oklch(77% 0.166 327.4)

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 #EB8BEA	2.23:1	Fails	Lc -48.4	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #EB8BEA	9.41:1	AAA	Lc 60.3	Content text, not long reading
#EB8BEA text on white	2.23:1	Fails	Lc 43.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#EB8BEA text on black	9.41:1	AAA	Lc -58.5	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

#FEF1FD

oklch(97.2% 0.021 328.1)
Step 100
100

#FCDFFB

oklch(93.6% 0.048 327)
Step 200
200

#FBC4F9

oklch(88.5% 0.093 327.5)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#EB8BEA

oklch(77% 0.166 327.4)
Step 400
400

#F14DF3

oklch(70.8% 0.265 327.4)
Step 500
500

#DC00E0

oklch(63% 0.291 327.4)
Step 600
600

#BA00BE

oklch(55.6% 0.257 327.2)
Step 700
700

#9D00A0

oklch(49% 0.226 327.4)
Step 800
800

#820084

oklch(42.7% 0.197 327.6)
Step 900
900

#6D006F

oklch(37.7% 0.174 327.4)
Step 950
950

#430044

oklch(26.9% 0.124 327.7)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#EB8BEA 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)	#84A6ED	0.158
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#9EB2E7	0.142
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#F194B0	0.094
Achromatopsia (no color)	#AEAEAE	0.167