#B16ECE#B16ECE
#B16ECE is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.154 H 314.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B16ECE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 110, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 49%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 47%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.1%, 46.6%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.03, 43.06, -39.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.03, 58.29, 317.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.73% 0.1088 -0.109) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.73% 0.154 314.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8462, 24.9561, 61.3619) |
| Luminance | 0.2495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.89
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.43
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.72
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.73
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.31
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B16ECE #8BCE6E
analogous
#816ECE #B16ECE #CE6EBB
triadic
#B16ECE #CEB16E #6ECEB1
tetradic
#B16ECE #CE816E #8BCE6E #6EBBCE
square
#B16ECE #CE816E #8BCE6E #6EBBCE
split-complementary
#B16ECE #BBCE6E #6ECE81
monochromatic
#743191 #9840BE #B16ECE #CA9CDD #E2C9ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#B16ECE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#B16ECE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B16ECE
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B16ECE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B16ECE | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B85D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E8BCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF7C94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b16ece; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 110, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.154 314.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca99dd',
500: '#b16ece',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b16ece; $custom-light: #ca99dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b16ece",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 110,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.875,
"s": 49.485,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64732,
"c": 0.15401,
"h": 314.9
},
"luminance": 0.24955
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B16ECE
secondary
#C5DEBA
accent
#BD2955
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F9F2FB
border
#D2CCD4
text
#130E15
muted
#827E83