#B16CA2#B16CA2
#B16CA2 is a light, moderate pink. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.113 H 335.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B16CA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 108, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(313, 31%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(313, 39%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39%, 8.5%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.74, 35.56, -17.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.74, 39.66, 333.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.41% 0.1023 -0.0472) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.41% 0.113 335.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0155, 22.6825, 36.9726) |
| Luminance | 0.2268 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 5.31
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.93
Purplish Pink
#CE5DAE
ΔE00 6.30
Pale Magenta
#D767AD
ΔE00 7.18
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 7.23
Faded Purple
#916E99
ΔE00 7.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B16CA2 #6CB17B
analogous
#9D6CB1 #B16CA2 #B16C7F
triadic
#B16CA2 #A2B16C #6CA2B1
tetradic
#B16CA2 #B19D6C #6CB17B #6C7FB1
square
#B16CA2 #B19D6C #6CB17B #6C7FB1
split-complementary
#B16CA2 #7FB16C #6CB19D
monochromatic
#6A385F #924E83 #B16CA2 #C694BB #DBBCD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.79
#B16CA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.54
#B16CA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B16CA2
5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B16CA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B16CA2 | 1.00 | 3.79 | 5.54 | 5.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C7DA4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E87A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B76F80
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b16ca2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 108, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.113 335.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c997bd',
500: '#b16ca2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b16ca2; $custom-light: #c997bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b16ca2",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 108,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 313.043,
"s": 30.667,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62405,
"c": 0.11265,
"h": 335.2
},
"luminance": 0.22681
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B16CA2
secondary
#AECBB4
accent
#C77761
background
#FCF9FB
surface
#F8F2F6
border
#D1CCD0
text
#130E12
muted
#827E81