#C16BD2#C16BD2
#C16BD2 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.171 H 320.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C16BD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 107, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 53%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(290, 49%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.1%, 49%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.52, 49.98, -39.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.52, 63.45, 321.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.31% 0.1326 -0.1081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.31% 0.171 320.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8815, 26.5076, 64.0286) |
| Luminance | 0.2651 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 4.86
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 4.98
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.45
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 6.29
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.56
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C16BD2 #7CD26B
analogous
#8E6BD2 #C16BD2 #D26BB0
triadic
#C16BD2 #D2C16B #6BD2C1
tetradic
#C16BD2 #D28E6B #7CD26B #6BB0D2
square
#C16BD2 #D28E6B #7CD26B #6BB0D2
split-complementary
#C16BD2 #B0D26B #6BD28E
monochromatic
#842D95 #AD3CC4 #C16BD2 #D59AE0 #E8C9EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.33
#C16BD2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.30
#C16BD2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C16BD2
6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C16BD2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C16BD2 | 1.00 | 3.33 | 6.30 | 6.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B87D5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7490CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C37995
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c16bd2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 107, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.171 320.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d698e0',
500: '#c16bd2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c16bd2; $custom-light: #d698e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c16bd2",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 107,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 290.097,
"s": 53.368,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6631,
"c": 0.17105,
"h": 320.8
},
"luminance": 0.26506
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C16BD2
secondary
#C0DFB9
accent
#C1253E
background
#FDF9FD
surface
#FAF2FB
border
#D3CCD4
text
#150E15
muted
#837E83