#C16CD1#C16CD1
#C16CD1 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.168 H 321.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C16CD1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 108, 209) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 52%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(290, 48%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.7%, 48.3%, 0%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.67, 49.27, -38.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.67, 62.40, 322.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.41% 0.1311 -0.1058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.41% 0.168 321.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8622, 26.6676, 63.4095) |
| Luminance | 0.2667 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 4.56
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 4.83
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.72
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.42
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 6.50
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C16CD1 #7CD16C
analogous
#8F6CD1 #C16CD1 #D16CAF
triadic
#C16CD1 #D1C16C #6CD1C1
tetradic
#C16CD1 #D18F6C #7CD16C #6CAFD1
square
#C16CD1 #D18F6C #7CD16C #6CAFD1
split-complementary
#C16CD1 #AFD16C #6CD18F
monochromatic
#842E94 #AD3DC2 #C16CD1 #D59BE0 #E8C9EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.32
#C16CD1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.33
#C16CD1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C16CD1
6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C16CD1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C16CD1 | 1.00 | 3.32 | 6.33 | 6.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D87D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7690CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C37995
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c16cd1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 108, 209); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.168 321.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d699df',
500: '#c16cd1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c16cd1; $custom-light: #d699df; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c16cd1",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 108,
"b": 209
},
"hsl": {
"h": 290.495,
"s": 52.332,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66405,
"c": 0.1684,
"h": 321.1
},
"luminance": 0.26666
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C16CD1
secondary
#C0DFBA
accent
#C0263E
background
#FDF9FD
surface
#FAF2FB
border
#D3CCD4
text
#150E15
muted
#837E83