#C16CD0#C16CD0
#C16CD0 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.167 H 321.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C16CD0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 108, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(291, 52%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(291, 48%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.2%, 48.1%, 0%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.62, 49.08, -37.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.62, 61.94, 322.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.36% 0.1309 -0.1043) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.36% 0.167 321.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.7388, 26.6182, 62.7595) |
| Luminance | 0.2662 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 4.41
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 4.79
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.77
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.32
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 6.51
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 6.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C16CD0 #7BD06C
analogous
#8F6CD0 #C16CD0 #D06CAD
triadic
#C16CD0 #D0C16C #6CD0C1
tetradic
#C16CD0 #D08F6C #7BD06C #6CADD0
square
#C16CD0 #D08F6C #7BD06C #6CADD0
split-complementary
#C16CD0 #ADD06C #6CD08F
monochromatic
#842F93 #AD3EC1 #C16CD0 #D59ADF #E8C9EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.32
#C16CD0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.32
#C16CD0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C16CD0
6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C16CD0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C16CD0 | 1.00 | 3.32 | 6.32 | 6.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D87D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7690CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C37994
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c16cd0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 108, 208); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.167 321.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d699df',
500: '#c16cd0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c16cd0; $custom-light: #d699df; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c16cd0",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 108,
"b": 208
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291,
"s": 51.546,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66356,
"c": 0.1674,
"h": 321.4
},
"luminance": 0.26617
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C16CD0
secondary
#BFDEB9
accent
#BF273D
background
#FDF9FD
surface
#FAF2FB
border
#D3CCD4
text
#140E15
muted
#837E83