#BA86CB#BA86CB
#BA86CB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.113 H 317.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA86CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 134, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 40%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 34%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.4%, 34%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.18, 32.00, -27.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.18, 42.49, 318.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.53% 0.0838 -0.0765) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.53% 0.113 317.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5528, 31.8020, 60.5432) |
| Luminance | 0.3180 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.42
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.19
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.57
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.59
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.45
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA86CB #97CB86
analogous
#9786CB #BA86CB #CB86B9
triadic
#BA86CB #CBBA86 #86CBBA
tetradic
#BA86CB #CB9786 #97CB86 #86B9CB
square
#BA86CB #CB9786 #97CB86 #86B9CB
split-complementary
#BA86CB #B9CB86 #86CB97
monochromatic
#814196 #A25BB9 #BA86CB #D2B1DD #EBDCF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.85
#BA86CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.36
#BA86CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA86CB
7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA86CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA86CB | 1.00 | 2.85 | 7.36 | 7.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D96CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#899BC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA8E9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba86cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 134, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.113 317.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfaadb',
500: '#ba86cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba86cb; $custom-light: #cfaadb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba86cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 134,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.217,
"s": 39.884,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69533,
"c": 0.11347,
"h": 317.6
},
"luminance": 0.31801
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA86CB
secondary
#D1E2CB
accent
#B33352
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83