#B16AF2#B16AF2

#B16AF2 is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.201 H 305.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B16AF2
RGB	rgb(177, 106, 242)
HSL	hsl(271, 84%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(271, 56%, 95%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.9%, 56.2%, 0%, 5.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.10, 53.13, -57.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.10, 78.50, 312.59°)
OKLab	oklab(66.13% 0.1171 -0.1629)
OKLCH	oklch(66.13% 0.201 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(39.3091, 26.0663, 86.9476)
Luminance	0.2607 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B16AF2 #ABF26A

analogous

#6D6AF2 #B16AF2 #F26AEF

triadic

#B16AF2 #F2B16A #6AF2B1

tetradic

#B16AF2 #F26D6A #ABF26A #6AEFF2

square

#B16AF2 #F26D6A #ABF26A #6AEFF2

split-complementary

#B16AF2 #EFF26A #6AF26D

monochromatic

#7512CF #9432ED #B16AF2 #CEA2F7 #ECDBFC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.38

#B16AF2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.21

#B16AF2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B16AF2

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B16AF2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B16AF2	1.00	3.38	6.21	6.21
#FFFFFF	3.38	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.21	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.21	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3689F6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#518CEF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A684A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b16af2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 106, 242);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.201 305.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc97f7',
    500: '#b16af2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b16af2;
$custom-light: #cc97f7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b16af2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 242
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.324,
    "s": 83.951,
    "l": 68.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6613,
    "c": 0.20065,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.26066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B16AF2

secondary

#DBF1C7

accent

#E0056E

background

#FCF9FF

surface

#F9F2FF

border

#D2CCD7

text

#140E17

muted

#827E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #B16AF2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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