#B16AA1#B16AA1
#B16AA1 is a light, moderate pink. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.115 H 335.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B16AA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 106, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(314, 31%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(314, 40%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 9%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.27, 36.48, -17.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.27, 40.54, 334.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.04% 0.1052 -0.0475) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.04% 0.115 335.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7184, 22.2300, 36.4368) |
| Luminance | 0.2223 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 5.40
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.06
Purplish Pink
#CE5DAE
ΔE00 6.08
Pale Magenta
#D767AD
ΔE00 7.18
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 7.48
Faded Purple
#916E99
ΔE00 7.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B16AA1 #6AB17A
analogous
#9D6AB1 #B16AA1 #B16A7D
triadic
#B16AA1 #A1B16A #6AA1B1
tetradic
#B16AA1 #B19D6A #6AB17A #6A7DB1
square
#B16AA1 #B19D6A #6AB17A #6A7DB1
split-complementary
#B16AA1 #7DB16A #6AB19D
monochromatic
#69375E #924C82 #B16AA1 #C692BA #DBBAD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.86
#B16AA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.45
#B16AA1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B16AA1
5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B16AA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B16AA1 | 1.00 | 3.86 | 5.45 | 5.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B7BA3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D869F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B86D7E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b16aa1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 106, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.115 335.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c996bd',
500: '#b16aa1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b16aa1; $custom-light: #c996bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b16aa1",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 106,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 313.521,
"s": 31.278,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62036,
"c": 0.1154,
"h": 335.7
},
"luminance": 0.22228
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B16AA1
secondary
#ADCAB3
accent
#C77860
background
#FCF9FB
surface
#F8F2F6
border
#D1CCD0
text
#130D12
muted
#827E81