#B16EC0#B16EC0
#B16EC0 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.139 H 320.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B16EC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 110, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 39%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 43%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.8%, 42.7%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.39, 40.17, -32.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.39, 51.55, 321.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.04% 0.1064 -0.0889) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.04% 0.139 320.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2206, 24.3059, 52.8005) |
| Luminance | 0.2430 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 2.74
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.86
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.13
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.96
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 6.19
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B16EC0 #7DC06E
analogous
#886EC0 #B16EC0 #C06EA6
triadic
#B16EC0 #C0B16E #6EC0B1
tetradic
#B16EC0 #C0886E #7DC06E #6EA6C0
square
#B16EC0 #C0886E #7DC06E #6EA6C0
split-complementary
#B16EC0 #A6C06E #6EC088
monochromatic
#70367D #9749A8 #B16EC0 #C899D3 #DFC3E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.58
#B16EC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.86
#B16EC0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B16EC0
5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B16EC0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B16EC0 | 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)
#6283C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#748ABE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2788E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b16ec0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 110, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.139 320.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca99d3',
500: '#b16ec0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b16ec0; $custom-light: #ca99d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b16ec0",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 110,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 289.024,
"s": 39.423,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64044,
"c": 0.13868,
"h": 320.1
},
"luminance": 0.24305
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B16EC0
secondary
#BBD5B5
accent
#CF586E
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F8F2FA
border
#D1CCD3
text
#130E14
muted
#827E83