#BA85CA#BA85CA
#BA85CA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.315; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.114 H 318.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA85CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 133, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 39%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 34%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.9%, 34.2%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.91, 32.35, -27.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.91, 42.66, 319.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.32% 0.0851 -0.0761) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.32% 0.114 318.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2964, 31.4794, 59.8717) |
| Luminance | 0.3148 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.73
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.10
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.30
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.54
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.20
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA85CA #95CA85
analogous
#9785CA #BA85CA #CA85B7
triadic
#BA85CA #CABA85 #85CABA
tetradic
#BA85CA #CA9785 #95CA85 #85B7CA
square
#BA85CA #CA9785 #95CA85 #85B7CA
split-complementary
#BA85CA #B7CA85 #85CA97
monochromatic
#814094 #A25AB7 #BA85CA #D2B0DD #EADAEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.88
#BA85CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.30
#BA85CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA85CA
7.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA85CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA85CA | 1.00 | 2.88 | 7.30 | 7.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C95CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#889AC8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA8D9E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba85ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 133, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.114 318.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa9da',
500: '#ba85ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba85ca; $custom-light: #cfa9da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba85ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 133,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.087,
"s": 39.429,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69316,
"c": 0.11411,
"h": 318.2
},
"luminance": 0.31478
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA85CA
secondary
#CFE1CA
accent
#B23351
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FA
border
#D2CED3
text
#141015
muted
#827F83