Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind purple-300 #D8B4FE

Tailwind CSS v3's purple-300 is #D8B4FE. It is a pale soft violet in the violet family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.827, chroma 0.108 and hue 306.4°. The nearest CSS named color is plum (#DDA0DD), ΔE2000 8.2 away.

Relative luminance
0.5440
OKLCH L · C · h
0.827 · 0.108 · 306.4
Best text
Black 11.87:1
Hue family
Violet
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#D8B4FE color codes

HEX
#D8B4FE
RGB
rgb(216, 180, 254)
HSL
hsl(269, 97%, 85%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.827 0.108 306.4)
OKLab
oklab(0.827 0.064 -0.087)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 78.69, a* 26.70, b* -31.76
XYZ (D65)
X 62.53, Y 54.40, Z 100.95
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(15%, 29%, 0%, 0%)

CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.

Legibility

Contrast: is #D8B4FE accessible?

Black text on it reaches 11.87:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.76:1.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

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  • Black text on it

    11.87:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +71

  • White text on it

    1.76:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −36

  • As text on black

    11.87:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −70

  • As text on white

    1.76:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +32

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #8A67AC 4.54:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.83 to 0.58 reaches 4.54:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #D8B4FE 11.87:1

    It already reaches 11.87:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #D8B4FE live

Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.

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Scale

Shades and tints of #D8B4FE

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #D8B4FE sits at step 300.

  1. 50#F8F2FF
    White
    1.09
    Black
    19.13
  2. 100#F1E5FF
    White
    1.20
    Black
    17.39
  3. 200#E4CBFF
    White
    1.47
    Black
    14.28
  4. 300This color#D8B4FE
    White
    1.76
    Black
    11.87
  5. 400#B290D6
    White
    2.67
    Black
    7.85
  6. 500#9774B9
    White
    3.80
    Black
    5.51
  7. 600#7F5DA0
    White
    5.28
    Black
    3.97
  8. 700#674786
    White
    7.44
    Black
    2.82
  9. 800#4D2F68
    White
    10.92
    Black
    1.92
  10. 900#34194B
    White
    15.14
    Black
    1.38
  11. 950#200732
    White
    18.45
    Black
    1.13

Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.

Tailwind CSS v3 purple scale

The real Tailwind palette, for comparison with the computed ramp above.

  1. 50#FAF5FF
    White
    1.07
    Black
    19.56
  2. 100#F3E8FF
    White
    1.17
    Black
    17.79
  3. 200#E9D5FF
    White
    1.36
    Black
    15.42
  4. 300This color#D8B4FE
    White
    1.76
    Black
    11.87
  5. 400#C084FC
    White
    2.64
    Black
    7.94
  6. 500#A855F7
    White
    3.95
    Black
    5.30
  7. 600#9333EA
    White
    5.38
    Black
    3.90
  8. 700#7E22CE
    White
    6.98
    Black
    3.00
  9. 800#6B21A8
    White
    8.72
    Black
    2.40
  10. 900#581C87
    White
    10.87
    Black
    1.93
  11. 950#3B0764
    White
    14.99
    Black
    1.40

Gamut

How vivid #D8B4FE can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.110; #D8B4FE uses 98% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.121 there: 10% more.

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  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.108
sRGB edge
0.110
Display P3 edge
0.121
Rec. 2020 edge
0.124
Dominant wavelength
Complementary 564 nm
Excitation purity
25%
Chromaticity
x 0.2870, y 0.2497
  • This color#D8B4FE
  • Most vivid in sRGB#D8B4FF
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.827 0.121 306.4)

On a screen without Display P3 the last tile shows the sRGB edge instead.

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #d8b4fe;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 0.8302 0.7016 1); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #D8B4FE

Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.

White #FFFFFF

  • sRGB50%#ECDAFF
  • OKLab50%#EBDAFF
  • OKLCH50%#EBDAFF

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#6C5A7F
  • OKLab50%#534463
  • OKLCH50%#534463

Its complement #B4D385

  • sRGB50%#C6C4C2
  • OKLab50%#C6C6C6
  • OKLCH50%#FFAF99
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #d8b4fe, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #d8b4fe 50%, white);

In use

#D8B4FE in an interface

A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.

Light page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:111.87:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.76:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.76:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.76:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #8A67AC 4.54:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:111.87:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:110.59:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:110.59:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:110.59:1 Passes

Color vision

How #D8B4FE looks with color blindness

Achromatopsia changes it most, ΔE2000 22.7; deuteranopia changes it least, 14.0.

Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.

Simulate a whole page What each type sees

  • Protanopia

    No working red (long-wavelength) cones

    #A6C1FF ΔE2000 15.4

    Distinct

    Reads as light muted blue

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #ADC3FC ΔE2000 14.0

    Distinct

    Reads as pale muted blue

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #D3BECE ΔE2000 15.1

    Distinct

    Reads as pale grayish magenta

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #C3C3C3 ΔE2000 22.7

    Distinct

    Reads as light gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #B4D385. Their lightness contrast is only 1.06:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#D8B4FE · #B4D38557.3Stays distinct
Protanopia#A6C1FF · #DBCA7F44.5Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#ADC3FC · #D6C88941.3Stays distinct
Tritanopia#D3BECE · #B8CCBF23.2Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3 · #C8C8C81.3Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #D8B4FE

Its complement is #B4D385, a pale soft green.

Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.

Open the Harmony Studio
  • Base#D8B4FE
  • Complement#B4D385

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#B7C2FF
  • Base#D8B4FE
  • +30°#F3ABE1

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#D8B4FE
  • +120°#F6B878
  • +240°#67DDD1

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#D8B4FE
  • +150°#DBC671
  • +210°#89DCA9

Split-complementary

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Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-purple-300: #d8b4fe;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as purple-300;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        purple: { 300: '#d8b4fe' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own purple-300; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-purple-300: oklch(0.827 0.108 306.4);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "purple-300": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.8471, 0.7059, 0.9961],
        "hex": "#d8b4fe"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 purple-300"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let purple300 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.847, green: 0.706, blue: 0.996, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Purple300 = Color(0xFFD8B4FE)
}

Matches

The nearest match in each system

The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.

Neighbors

The eight nearest colors on this site by ΔE2000, closest first. Under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Tools

Open #D8B4FE in the tools

Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.