#B16DCC#B16DCC
#B16DCC is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.153 H 315.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B16DCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 109, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 48%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 47%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.2%, 46.6%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.73, 43.18, -38.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.73, 57.93, 318.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.47% 0.1099 -0.1071) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.47% 0.153 315.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4975, 24.6450, 60.0547) |
| Luminance | 0.2464 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.61
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.51
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.54
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.69
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.12
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B16DCC #88CC6D
analogous
#826DCC #B16DCC #CC6DB8
triadic
#B16DCC #CCB16D #6DCCB1
tetradic
#B16DCC #CC826D #88CC6D #6DB8CC
square
#B16DCC #CC826D #88CC6D #6DB8CC
split-complementary
#B16DCC #B8CC6D #6DCC82
monochromatic
#73318D #9841BB #B16DCC #C99ADC #E1C8EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.54
#B16DCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.93
#B16DCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B16DCC
5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B16DCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B16DCC | 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)
#5B84CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E8AC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B07B93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b16dcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 109, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.153 315.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca99dc',
500: '#b16dcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b16dcc; $custom-light: #ca99dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b16dcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 109,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.947,
"s": 48.223,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64474,
"c": 0.15347,
"h": 315.7
},
"luminance": 0.24644
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B16DCC
secondary
#C3DCB9
accent
#BC2A53
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F9F2FB
border
#D2CCD4
text
#130E15
muted
#827E83