#A16CE5
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(64% 0.179 301.8), rgb(161, 108, 229).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.79:1).
About this color
#A16CE5 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.179 and its hue 302°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.79:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.179) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.79:1 |
| White text | 3.62:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A16CE5 |
| RGB | rgb(161, 108, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 70%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64% 0.179 301.8) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #A16CE5 | 3.62:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A16CE5 | 5.79:1 | AA | Lc 40.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A16CE5 text on white | 3.62:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A16CE5 text on black | 5.79:1 | AA | Lc -38.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F7F4FC
oklch(97.2% 0.011 303.1)
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Step 100
100
#EDE6F8
oklch(93.6% 0.025 303.5)
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Step 200
200
#DFD2F5
oklch(88.5% 0.049 302.3)
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Step 300
300
#CBB4F0
oklch(81% 0.087 302)
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Step 400
400
#B18AE9
oklch(70.7% 0.14 301.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#A16CE5
oklch(64% 0.179 301.8)
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Step 600
600
#8A4DD0
oklch(55.7% 0.195 301.8)
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Step 700
700
#753DB4
oklch(49.1% 0.181 301.7)
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Step 800
800
#5F3392
oklch(42.7% 0.151 301.6)
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Step 900
900
#4E2E74
oklch(37.7% 0.117 302.2)
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Step 950
950
#2D1C44
oklch(27% 0.073 301.3)
#A16CE5 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #4085E9 | 0.130 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5186E2 | 0.119 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #94839E | 0.136 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #868686 | 0.180 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A16CE5
#A16CE5
oklch(64% 0.179 301.8)
- #7D9A00
#7D9A00
oklch(64.1% 0.156 122)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #A16CE5, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #A16CE5.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.029
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.040
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.045
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.060
- Light Purple #BF77F6 ΔE 0.062
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.063
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.064
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.064
Use #A16CE5 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.