#BA85EB#BA85EB
#BA85EB is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.153 H 306.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA85EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 133, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 72%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 43%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.9%, 43.4%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.33, 39.44, -43.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.33, 59.07, 311.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.86% 0.0918 -0.1225) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.86% 0.153 306.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.6296, 33.2127, 82.6934) |
| Luminance | 0.3321 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 3.37
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 4.00
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 5.67
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.88
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.05
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA85EB #B6EB85
analogous
#8785EB #BA85EB #EB85E9
triadic
#BA85EB #EBBA85 #85EBBA
tetradic
#BA85EB #EB8785 #B6EB85 #85E9EB
square
#BA85EB #EB8785 #B6EB85 #85E9EB
split-complementary
#BA85EB #E9EB85 #85EB87
monochromatic
#7E23D3 #9C50E2 #BA85EB #D8BAF4 #F0E5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#BA85EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.64
#BA85EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA85EB
7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA85EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA85EB | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.64 | 7.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D9AEF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#799CE8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B395AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba85eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 133, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.153 306.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0a9f2',
500: '#ba85eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba85eb; $custom-light: #d0a9f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba85eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 133,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.176,
"s": 71.831,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70856,
"c": 0.15307,
"h": 306.9
},
"luminance": 0.33212
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA85EB
secondary
#E5F2D9
accent
#D4126F
background
#FDFAFE
surface
#FAF4FD
border
#D3CED5
text
#141017
muted
#837F85