#B16CD0#B16CD0
#B16CD0 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.160 H 314.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B16CD0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 108, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 52%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 48%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.9%, 48.1%, 0%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.71, 44.56, -40.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.71, 60.50, 317.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.52% 0.1119 -0.1137) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.52% 0.16 314.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8774, 24.6272, 62.5785) |
| Luminance | 0.2463 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.17
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.35
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.85
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.00
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.05
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B16CD0 #8BD06C
analogous
#7F6CD0 #B16CD0 #D06CBD
triadic
#B16CD0 #D0B16C #6CD0B1
tetradic
#B16CD0 #D07F6C #8BD06C #6CBDD0
square
#B16CD0 #D07F6C #8BD06C #6CBDD0
split-complementary
#B16CD0 #BDD06C #6CD07F
monochromatic
#742F93 #983EC1 #B16CD0 #CA9ADF #E2C9EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.54
#B16CD0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.93
#B16CD0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B16CD0
5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B16CD0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B16CD0 | 1.00 | 3.54 | 5.93 | 5.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5784D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B8ACD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF7B94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b16cd0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 108, 208); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.160 314.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca98df',
500: '#b16cd0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b16cd0; $custom-light: #ca98df; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b16cd0",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 108,
"b": 208
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.4,
"s": 51.546,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64523,
"c": 0.15955,
"h": 314.5
},
"luminance": 0.24626
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B16CD0
secondary
#C5DEB9
accent
#BF2756
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F9F2FB
border
#D2CCD4
text
#130E15
muted
#827E83