#A16DCF#A16DCF
#A16DCF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.151 H 307.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A16DCF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 109, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 51%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 47%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.2%, 47.3%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.09, 39.31, -43.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.09, 58.28, 312.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.9% 0.0909 -0.1202) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.9% 0.151 307.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4268, 23.0196, 61.8070) |
| Luminance | 0.2302 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 3.61
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.28
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.67
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.03
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 6.29
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A16DCF #9BCF6D
analogous
#706DCF #A16DCF #CF6DCC
triadic
#A16DCF #CFA16D #6DCFA1
tetradic
#A16DCF #CF706D #9BCF6D #6DCCCF
square
#A16DCF #CF706D #9BCF6D #6DCCCF
split-complementary
#A16DCF #CCCF6D #6DCF70
monochromatic
#643092 #833FC0 #A16DCF #BF9BDE #DCC9ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#A16DCF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.60
#A16DCF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A16DCF
5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A16DCF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A16DCF | 1.00 | 3.75 | 5.60 | 5.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5382D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6184CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A7D94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a16dcf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 109, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.151 307.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf98de',
500: '#a16dcf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a16dcf; $custom-light: #bf98de; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a16dcf",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 109,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.837,
"s": 50.515,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62903,
"c": 0.15072,
"h": 307.1
},
"luminance": 0.23019
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A16DCF
secondary
#CBDEBA
accent
#BE286E
background
#FBF9FD
surface
#F7F2FB
border
#D0CCD4
text
#120E15
muted
#817E83