#E16CE5#E16CE5
#E16CE5 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.205 H 326.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E16CE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 108, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(298, 70%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(298, 53%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.7%, 52.8%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.67, 61.73, -41.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.67, 74.31, 326.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.26% 0.1702 -0.114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.26% 0.205 326.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.5557, 32.3926, 77.7030) |
| Luminance | 0.3239 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 2.57
Purply Pink
#F075E6
ΔE00 3.55
Light Magenta
#FA5FF7
ΔE00 3.99
Violet Pink
#FB5FFC
ΔE00 4.38
Candy Pink
#FF63E9
ΔE00 4.63
Violet (CSS)
#EE82EE
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E16CE5 #70E56C
analogous
#A46CE5 #E16CE5 #E56CAC
triadic
#E16CE5 #E5E16C #6CE5E1
tetradic
#E16CE5 #E5A46C #70E56C #6CACE5
square
#E16CE5 #E5A46C #70E56C #6CACE5
split-complementary
#E16CE5 #ACE56C #6CE5A4
monochromatic
#B120B6 #D638DC #E16CE5 #ECA0EE #F6D4F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#E16CE5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.48
#E16CE5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E16CE5
7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E16CE5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E16CE5 | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.48 | 7.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E91E9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#839FE1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E67A9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e16ce5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 108, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.205 326.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ed9bed',
500: '#e16ce5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e16ce5; $custom-light: #ed9bed; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e16ce5",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 108,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.017,
"s": 69.942,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71257,
"c": 0.20483,
"h": 326.2
},
"luminance": 0.3239
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E16CE5
secondary
#C4EAC3
accent
#D2141A
background
#FEF9FE
surface
#FDF2FD
border
#D5CCD5
text
#170E16
muted
#857E84