#C16ACE#C16ACE
#C16ACE is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.169 H 322.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C16ACE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 106, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 51%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 49%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.3%, 48.5%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.14, 49.72, -37.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.14, 62.22, 323.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.97% 0.1334 -0.1032) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.97% 0.169 322.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2857, 26.1034, 61.4023) |
| Luminance | 0.2610 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 4.47
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 4.93
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.45
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 6.16
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.21
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C16ACE #77CE6A
analogous
#8F6ACE #C16ACE #CE6AA9
triadic
#C16ACE #CEC16A #6ACEC1
tetradic
#C16ACE #CE8F6A #77CE6A #6AA9CE
square
#C16ACE #CE8F6A #77CE6A #6AA9CE
split-complementary
#C16ACE #A9CE6A #6ACE8F
monochromatic
#822F8F #AC3EBD #C16ACE #D498DD #E7C6EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#C16ACE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.22
#C16ACE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C16ACE
6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C16ACE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C16ACE | 1.00 | 3.38 | 6.22 | 6.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C85D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#758FCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C37793
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c16ace; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 106, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.169 322.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d697dd',
500: '#c16ace',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c16ace; $custom-light: #d697dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c16ace",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 106,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.2,
"s": 50.505,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65967,
"c": 0.16869,
"h": 322.3
},
"luminance": 0.26102
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C16ACE
secondary
#BCDDB7
accent
#BE283B
background
#FDF9FD
surface
#FAF2FB
border
#D3CCD4
text
#150E15
muted
#837E83