#BA85BC#BA85BC
#BA85BC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.308; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.099 H 325.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA85BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 133, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(298, 29%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(298, 29%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.1%, 29.3%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.38, 29.58, -20.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.38, 36.12, 324.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.74% 0.0813 -0.0561) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.74% 0.099 325.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7134, 30.8462, 51.5345) |
| Luminance | 0.3085 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.52
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.66
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.68
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.76
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.97
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 7.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA85BC #87BC85
analogous
#9E85BC #BA85BC #BC85A2
triadic
#BA85BC #BCBA85 #85BCBA
tetradic
#BA85BC #BC9E85 #87BC85 #85A2BC
square
#BA85BC #BC9E85 #87BC85 #85A2BC
split-complementary
#BA85BC #A2BC85 #85BC9E
monochromatic
#7E4680 #A45DA6 #BA85BC #D0ADD2 #E7D4E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.93
#BA85BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.17
#BA85BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA85BC
7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA85BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA85BC | 1.00 | 2.93 | 7.17 | 7.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8193BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D99BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD8A99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba85bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 133, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.099 325.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa9d0',
500: '#ba85bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba85bc; $custom-light: #cfa9d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba85bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 133,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 297.818,
"s": 29.101,
"l": 62.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68736,
"c": 0.09878,
"h": 325.4
},
"luminance": 0.30845
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA85BC
secondary
#C5D8C4
accent
#A83E42
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F9F4F9
border
#D2CED2
text
#141014
muted
#827F82