#B16BCC#B16BCC
#B16BCC is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.157 H 316.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B16BCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 107, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 49%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 48%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.2%, 47.5%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.31, 44.25, -39.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.31, 59.17, 318.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.16% 0.1127 -0.109) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.16% 0.157 316) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2866, 24.2231, 59.9844) |
| Luminance | 0.2422 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.77
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.04
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.74
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.78
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.98
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B16BCC #86CC6B
analogous
#806BCC #B16BCC #CC6BB6
triadic
#B16BCC #CCB16B #6BCCB1
tetradic
#B16BCC #CC806B #86CC6B #6BB6CC
square
#B16BCC #CC806B #86CC6B #6BB6CC
split-complementary
#B16BCC #B6CC6B #6BCC80
monochromatic
#73308C #9840BA #B16BCC #C999DC #E1C6EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.59
#B16BCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.84
#B16BCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B16BCC
5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B16BCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B16BCC | 1.00 | 3.59 | 5.84 | 5.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5883CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C89C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B07992
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b16bcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 107, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.157 316.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca97dc',
500: '#b16bcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b16bcc; $custom-light: #ca97dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b16bcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 107,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.299,
"s": 48.744,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64163,
"c": 0.1568,
"h": 316
},
"luminance": 0.24222
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B16BCC
secondary
#C1DCB7
accent
#BC2952
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F9F2FB
border
#D2CCD4
text
#130E15
muted
#827E83