#B161ED#B161ED
#B161ED is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.208 H 308.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B161ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 97, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 80%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 59%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.3%, 59.1%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.10, 56.56, -58.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.10, 81.16, 314.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.58% 0.1281 -0.1641) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.58% 0.208 308) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6891, 24.0114, 82.7535) |
| Luminance | 0.2401 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 3.19
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 3.54
Bright Lavender
#C760FF
ΔE00 4.07
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 4.13
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.49
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B161ED #9DED61
analogous
#6B61ED #B161ED #ED61E3
triadic
#B161ED #EDB161 #61EDB1
tetradic
#B161ED #ED6B61 #9DED61 #61E3ED
square
#B161ED #ED6B61 #9DED61 #61E3ED
split-complementary
#B161ED #E3ED61 #61ED6B
monochromatic
#7616BE #962AE7 #B161ED #CC98F3 #E7CFFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.62
#B161ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.80
#B161ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B161ED
5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B161ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B161ED | 1.00 | 3.62 | 5.80 | 5.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2683F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4C87EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A87C9E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b161ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 97, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.208 308.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc91f3',
500: '#b161ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b161ed; $custom-light: #cc91f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b161ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 97,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.286,
"s": 79.545,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64575,
"c": 0.20816,
"h": 308
},
"luminance": 0.24011
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B161ED
secondary
#D2ECBD
accent
#DC0A64
background
#FCF9FE
surface
#F9F1FD
border
#D2CBD5
text
#140D17
muted
#827E85