#B16EC2#B16EC2
#B16EC2 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.141 H 319.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B16EC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 110, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 41%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 43%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.8%, 43.3%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.48, 40.57, -33.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.48, 52.50, 320.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.14% 0.1068 -0.0918) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.14% 0.141 319.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4437, 24.3951, 53.9755) |
| Luminance | 0.2439 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 2.99
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.85
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.28
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.84
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 6.49
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B16EC2 #7FC26E
analogous
#876EC2 #B16EC2 #C26EA9
triadic
#B16EC2 #C2B16E #6EC2B1
tetradic
#B16EC2 #C2876E #7FC26E #6EA9C2
square
#B16EC2 #C2876E #7FC26E #6EA9C2
split-complementary
#B16EC2 #A9C26E #6EC287
monochromatic
#713680 #9748AB #B16EC2 #C899D4 #DFC4E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.57
#B16EC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.88
#B16EC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B16EC2
5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B16EC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B16EC2 | 1.00 | 3.57 | 5.88 | 5.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6183C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#738AC0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2798F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b16ec2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 110, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.141 319.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca99d4',
500: '#b16ec2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b16ec2; $custom-light: #ca99d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b16ec2",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 110,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.857,
"s": 40.777,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64139,
"c": 0.14084,
"h": 319.3
},
"luminance": 0.24394
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B16EC2
secondary
#BCD6B6
accent
#D15770
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F8F2FA
border
#D1CCD3
text
#130E14
muted
#827E83