#A16CCB#A16CCB
#A16CCB is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.148 H 308.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A16CCB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 108, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 48%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 47%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.7%, 46.8%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.67, 38.95, -41.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.67, 56.85, 313.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.53% 0.0917 -0.1156) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.53% 0.148 308.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8379, 22.6144, 59.2288) |
| Luminance | 0.2261 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 3.17
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.16
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.90
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.38
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.17
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 6.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A16CCB #96CB6C
analogous
#716CCB #A16CCB #CB6CC5
triadic
#A16CCB #CBA16C #6CCBA1
tetradic
#A16CCB #CB716C #96CB6C #6CC5CB
square
#A16CCB #CB716C #96CB6C #6CC5CB
split-complementary
#A16CCB #C5CB6C #6CCB71
monochromatic
#64318B #8441B9 #A16CCB #BE99DB #DBC6EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.80
#A16CCB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.52
#A16CCB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A16CCB
5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A16CCB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A16CCB | 1.00 | 3.80 | 5.52 | 5.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5581CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6384C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B7B92
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a16ccb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 108, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.148 308.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf97db',
500: '#a16ccb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a16ccb; $custom-light: #bf97db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a16ccb",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 108,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.474,
"s": 47.739,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62525,
"c": 0.14754,
"h": 308.4
},
"luminance": 0.22614
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A16CCB
secondary
#C7DBB7
accent
#BB2A6A
background
#FBF9FD
surface
#F7F2FB
border
#D0CCD4
text
#120D15
muted
#817E83