#B16ECD#B16ECD
#B16ECD is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.153 H 315.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B16ECD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 110, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 49%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 46%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.7%, 46.3%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.99, 42.85, -38.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.99, 57.80, 317.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.68% 0.1086 -0.1076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.68% 0.153 315.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7251, 24.9077, 60.7242) |
| Luminance | 0.2491 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.72
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.35
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.70
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.75
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.31
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B16ECD #8ACD6E
analogous
#826ECD #B16ECD #CD6EBA
triadic
#B16ECD #CDB16E #6ECDB1
tetradic
#B16ECD #CD826E #8ACD6E #6EBACD
square
#B16ECD #CD826E #8ACD6E #6EBACD
split-complementary
#B16ECD #BACD6E #6ECD82
monochromatic
#74318F #9841BD #B16ECD #C99CDD #E2C9EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#B16ECD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.98
#B16ECD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B16ECD
5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B16ECD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B16ECD | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.98 | 5.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C85D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E8BCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF7C94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b16ecd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 110, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.153 315.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca99dc',
500: '#b16ecd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b16ecd; $custom-light: #ca99dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b16ecd",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 110,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.316,
"s": 48.718,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64681,
"c": 0.1529,
"h": 315.3
},
"luminance": 0.24907
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B16ECD
secondary
#C4DDBA
accent
#BC2955
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F9F2FB
border
#D2CCD4
text
#130E15
muted
#827E83