#B16ECB#B16ECB
#B16ECB is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.151 H 316.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B16ECB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 110, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 47%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 46%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.8%, 45.8%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.89, 42.43, -37.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.89, 56.83, 318.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.58% 0.1083 -0.1047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.58% 0.151 316) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4853, 24.8117, 59.4609) |
| Luminance | 0.2481 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.38
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.20
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.66
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.84
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.17
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B16ECB #88CB6E
analogous
#836ECB #B16ECB #CB6EB7
triadic
#B16ECB #CBB16E #6ECBB1
tetradic
#B16ECB #CB836E #88CB6E #6EB7CB
square
#B16ECB #CB836E #88CB6E #6EB7CB
split-complementary
#B16ECB #B7CB6E #6ECB83
monochromatic
#73328C #9842B9 #B16ECB #C99BDB #E1C8EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.52
#B16ECB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.96
#B16ECB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B16ECB
5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B16ECB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B16ECB | 1.00 | 3.52 | 5.96 | 5.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D84CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F8BC8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B07B93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b16ecb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 110, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.151 316.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca99db',
500: '#b16ecb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b16ecb; $custom-light: #ca99db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b16ecb",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 110,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.226,
"s": 47.208,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6458,
"c": 0.15068,
"h": 316
},
"luminance": 0.24811
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B16ECB
secondary
#C3DCB9
accent
#BA2B53
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F9F2FB
border
#D2CCD4
text
#130E15
muted
#827E83