#C16EBA#C16EBA
#C16EBA is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.143 H 330.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C16EBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 110, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(305, 40%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(305, 43%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43%, 3.6%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.07, 43.93, -26.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.07, 51.11, 329.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.64% 0.1239 -0.071) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.64% 0.143 330.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4307, 26.0364, 49.5515) |
| Luminance | 0.2603 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 2.48
Purplish Pink
#CE5DAE
ΔE00 4.82
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.55
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 5.70
Pale Magenta
#D767AD
ΔE00 5.86
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 7.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C16EBA #6EC175
analogous
#9F6EC1 #C16EBA #C16E91
triadic
#C16EBA #BAC16E #6EBAC1
tetradic
#C16EBA #C19F6E #6EC175 #6E91C1
square
#C16EBA #C19F6E #6EC175 #6E91C1
split-complementary
#C16EBA #91C16E #6EC19F
monochromatic
#7F3678 #A948A1 #C16EBA #D399CE #E6C4E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#C16EBA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.21
#C16EBA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C16EBA
6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C16EBA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C16EBA | 1.00 | 3.38 | 6.21 | 6.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A84BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8190B7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7748B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c16eba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 110, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.143 330.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d59acf',
500: '#c16eba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c16eba; $custom-light: #d59acf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c16eba",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 110,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 305.06,
"s": 40.097,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65637,
"c": 0.14282,
"h": 330.2
},
"luminance": 0.26034
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C16EBA
secondary
#B5D6B8
accent
#D06258
background
#FDF9FC
surface
#FAF2F9
border
#D3CCD2
text
#140E13
muted
#837E82