#C16CD2#C16CD2
#C16CD2 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.169 H 320.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C16CD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 108, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 53%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(290, 49%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.1%, 48.6%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.71, 49.47, -38.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.71, 62.86, 321.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.46% 0.1312 -0.1072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.46% 0.169 320.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9864, 26.7173, 64.0636) |
| Luminance | 0.2672 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 4.70
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 4.88
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.68
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 6.49
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.52
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C16CD2 #7DD26C
analogous
#8E6CD2 #C16CD2 #D26CB0
triadic
#C16CD2 #D2C16C #6CD2C1
tetradic
#C16CD2 #D28E6C #7DD26C #6CB0D2
square
#C16CD2 #D28E6C #7DD26C #6CB0D2
split-complementary
#C16CD2 #B0D26C #6CD28E
monochromatic
#842E96 #AD3DC4 #C16CD2 #D59BE0 #E9CAEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.31
#C16CD2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.34
#C16CD2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C16CD2
6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C16CD2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C16CD2 | 1.00 | 3.31 | 6.34 | 6.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C87D5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7590CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C37995
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c16cd2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 108, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.169 320.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d699e0',
500: '#c16cd2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c16cd2; $custom-light: #d699e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c16cd2",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 108,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 290,
"s": 53.125,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66455,
"c": 0.16941,
"h": 320.8
},
"luminance": 0.26716
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C16CD2
secondary
#C0E0BA
accent
#C1253F
background
#FDF9FD
surface
#FAF2FB
border
#D3CCD4
text
#150E15
muted
#837E83