#C16BE0#C16BE0

#C16BE0 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.185 H 316.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C16BE0
RGB	rgb(193, 107, 224)
HSL	hsl(284, 65%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(284, 52%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.8%, 52.2%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.19, 52.77, -45.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.19, 69.94, 318.99°)
OKLab	oklab(67.03% 0.1342 -0.1278)
OKLCH	oklch(67.03% 0.185 316.4)
XYZ	xyz(40.7026, 27.2360, 73.6195)
Luminance	0.2723 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C16BE0 #8AE06B

analogous

#876BE0 #C16BE0 #E06BC4

triadic

#C16BE0 #E0C16B #6BE0C1

tetradic

#C16BE0 #E0876B #8AE06B #6BC4E0

square

#C16BE0 #E0876B #8AE06B #6BC4E0

split-complementary

#C16BE0 #C4E06B #6BE087

monochromatic

#8824AC #AC38D5 #C16BE0 #D69EEB #EBD0F5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.26

#C16BE0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.45

#C16BE0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C16BE0

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C16BE0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C16BE0	1.00	3.26	6.45	6.45
#FFFFFF	3.26	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.45	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.45	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5189E4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D91DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C07D9C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c16be0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 107, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.185 316.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d698ea',
    500: '#c16be0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c16be0;
$custom-light: #d698ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c16be0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 193,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.103,
    "s": 65.363,
    "l": 64.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6703,
    "c": 0.18532,
    "h": 316.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.27235
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C16BE0

secondary

#CAE7BF

accent

#CD1848

background

#FDF9FE

surface

#FAF2FD

border

#D3CCD5

text

#150E16

muted

#837E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #C16BE0

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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