#BA86CA#BA86CA
#BA86CA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.112 H 318.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA86CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 134, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 39%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 34%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.9%, 33.7%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.14, 31.80, -27.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.14, 42.01, 319.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.49% 0.0836 -0.0751) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.49% 0.112 318.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4340, 31.7545, 59.9176) |
| Luminance | 0.3175 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.52
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.23
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.52
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.58
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.35
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA86CA #96CA86
analogous
#9886CA #BA86CA #CA86B8
triadic
#BA86CA #CABA86 #86CABA
tetradic
#BA86CA #CA9886 #96CA86 #86B8CA
square
#BA86CA #CA9886 #96CA86 #86B8CA
split-complementary
#BA86CA #B8CA86 #86CA98
monochromatic
#814195 #A25BB7 #BA86CA #D2B1DD #EBDBEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.86
#BA86CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.35
#BA86CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA86CA
7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA86CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA86CA | 1.00 | 2.86 | 7.35 | 7.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D95CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#899BC8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA8E9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba86ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 134, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.112 318.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfaada',
500: '#ba86ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba86ca; $custom-light: #cfaada; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba86ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 134,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.882,
"s": 39.08,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6949,
"c": 0.11233,
"h": 318.1
},
"luminance": 0.31754
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA86CA
secondary
#D0E1CB
accent
#B23351
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FA
border
#D2CED3
text
#141015
muted
#827F83