#c16bf5

Color #c16bf5

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 10.92 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c16bf5

RGB

rgb(193, 107, 245)

HSL

hsl(277.4, 87.3%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.4, 56.3%, 96.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.2%, 56.3%, 0%, 3.9%)

LAB

lab(60.29, 57.16, -55.85)

LCH

lch(60.29, 79.92, 315.66)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.2072, 310.83)

HWB

hwb(277.4, 42%, 3.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ff56b

Analogous

#7c6bf5

#c16bf5

#f56be4

Triadic

#c16bf5

#f5c16b

#6bf5c1

Split-complementary

#c16bf5

#e4f56b

#6bf57c

Tetradic

#c16bf5

#f56b9f

#9ff56b

#6bf5c1

Square

#c16bf5

#f57c6b

#9ff56b

#6be4f5

Shades

Color #c16bf5 mixed toward black.

#aa34f1

#8f0fdc

#6b0ba5

#47076e

#240437

Tints

Color #c16bf5 mixed toward white.

#cb84f7

#d69cf8

#e0b5fa

#eacefc

#f5e6fd

Tones

Color #c16bf5 mixed toward gray.

#be76e9

#bb82de

#b88dd2

#b699c7

#b3a4bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a2de · ΔE 17.6

Deuteranopia

#a7add8 · ΔE 20.9

Tritanopia

#bec9c4 · ΔE 33.4

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 28.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c16bf5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c16bf5]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c16bf5 (#c16bf5) is rgb(193, 107, 245) in RGB.

No, #c16bf5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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