#B16FE2#B16FE2
#B16FE2 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.175 H 308.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B16FE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 111, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 66%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 51%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.7%, 50.9%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.23, 46.88, -48.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.23, 67.57, 313.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.95% 0.1098 -0.1362) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.95% 0.175 308.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5407, 26.2075, 75.0177) |
| Luminance | 0.2621 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 3.06
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 3.95
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 4.39
Bright Lavender
#C760FF
ΔE00 5.40
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 5.43
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B16FE2 #A0E26F
analogous
#776FE2 #B16FE2 #E26FD9
triadic
#B16FE2 #E2B16F #6FE2B1
tetradic
#B16FE2 #E2776F #A0E26F #6FD9E2
square
#B16FE2 #E2776F #A0E26F #6FD9E2
split-complementary
#B16FE2 #D9E26F #6FE277
monochromatic
#7624B3 #953CD8 #B16FE2 #CDA2EC #E8D5F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#B16FE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.24
#B16FE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B16FE2
6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B16FE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B16FE2 | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.24 | 6.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F89E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#638DDF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA839E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b16fe2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 111, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.175 308.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb9aeb',
500: '#b16fe2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b16fe2; $custom-light: #cb9aeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b16fe2",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 111,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.435,
"s": 66.474,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65947,
"c": 0.17497,
"h": 308.9
},
"luminance": 0.26207
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B16FE2
secondary
#D4E9C4
accent
#CE1765
background
#FCF9FE
surface
#F9F2FD
border
#D2CCD5
text
#140E16
muted
#827E84