#BA55AD#BA55AD
#BA55AD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.168 H 332.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA55AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 85, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(308, 42%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(308, 54%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.3%, 7%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.79, 52.14, -28.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.79, 59.38, 331.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.59% 0.1494 -0.0774) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.59% 0.168 332.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0410, 19.9553, 41.7439) |
| Luminance | 0.1995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 3.65
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 4.56
Purplish Pink
#CE5DAE
ΔE00 5.13
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 7.01
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 7.04
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 7.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA55AD #55BA62
analogous
#9455BA #BA55AD #BA557A
triadic
#BA55AD #ADBA55 #55ADBA
tetradic
#BA55AD #BA9455 #55BA62 #557ABA
square
#BA55AD #BA9455 #55BA62 #557ABA
split-complementary
#BA55AD #7ABA55 #55BA94
monochromatic
#6A2B62 #953D8A #BA55AD #CC81C2 #DDACD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#BA55AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#BA55AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BA55AD
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA55AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA55AD | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5272B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7081AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C15C79
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba55ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 85, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.168 332.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d189c5',
500: '#ba55ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba55ad; $custom-light: #d189c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba55ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 85,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 307.723,
"s": 42.259,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60593,
"c": 0.16824,
"h": 332.6
},
"luminance": 0.19953
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA55AD
secondary
#A0CBA5
accent
#D26656
background
#FDF8FC
surface
#FAF0F8
border
#D3CBD1
text
#140C13
muted
#837D82