#B16BCE#B16BCE
#B16BCE is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.159 H 315.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B16BCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 107, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 50%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 48%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.1%, 48.1%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.41, 44.67, -40.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.41, 60.14, 317.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.27% 0.113 -0.1118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.27% 0.159 315.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5280, 24.3197, 61.2559) |
| Luminance | 0.2432 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.97
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.10
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.80
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.80
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.12
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 6.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B16BCE #88CE6B
analogous
#806BCE #B16BCE #CE6BBA
triadic
#B16BCE #CEB16B #6BCEB1
tetradic
#B16BCE #CE806B #88CE6B #6BBACE
square
#B16BCE #CE806B #88CE6B #6BBACE
split-complementary
#B16BCE #BACE6B #6BCE80
monochromatic
#732F8F #983FBD #B16BCE #C999DD #E1C7EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.58
#B16BCE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.86
#B16BCE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B16BCE
5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B16BCE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B16BCE | 1.00 | 3.58 | 5.86 | 5.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5783D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B89CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF7A93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b16bce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 107, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.159 315.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca97dd',
500: '#b16bce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b16bce; $custom-light: #ca97dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b16bce",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 107,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.424,
"s": 50.254,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64266,
"c": 0.159,
"h": 315.3
},
"luminance": 0.24319
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B16BCE
secondary
#C3DDB8
accent
#BE2854
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F9F2FB
border
#D2CCD4
text
#130E15
muted
#827E83