#BA40CD#BA40CD

#BA40CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.225 H 322.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BA40CD
RGB	rgb(186, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(292, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(292, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.3%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.12, 66.80, -49.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.12, 83.20, 323.41°)
OKLab	oklab(59.9% 0.1771 -0.1384)
OKLCH	oklch(59.9% 0.225 322)
XYZ	xyz(33.1014, 18.5155, 59.5761)
Luminance	0.1851 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BA40CD #53CD40

analogous

#7440CD #BA40CD #CD4099

triadic

#BA40CD #CDBA40 #40CDBA

tetradic

#BA40CD #CD7440 #53CD40 #4099CD

square

#BA40CD #CD7440 #53CD40 #4099CD

split-complementary

#BA40CD #99CD40 #40CD74

monochromatic

#691E74 #942BA5 #BA40CD #CC71DA #DDA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.47

#BA40CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.70

#BA40CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BA40CD

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BA40CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BA40CD	1.00	4.47	4.70	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C6ED1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#527CCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC5982

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ba40cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.225 322.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27fdd',
    500: '#ba40cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ba40cd;
$custom-light: #d27fdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ba40cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 186,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.915,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59902,
    "c": 0.22477,
    "h": 322
  },
  "luminance": 0.18514
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BA40CD

secondary

#9ED396

accent

#E2465B

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFB

border

#D3CAD4

text

#150B15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BA40CD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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