#BA87CA#BA87CA
#BA87CA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.320; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.111 H 317.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA87CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 135, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 39%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 33%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.9%, 33.2%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.37, 31.25, -27.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.37, 41.35, 319.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.66% 0.0821 -0.0741) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.66% 0.111 317.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5728, 32.0323, 59.9639) |
| Luminance | 0.3203 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.33
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.38
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.75
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.63
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.25
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA87CA #97CA87
analogous
#9887CA #BA87CA #CA87B8
triadic
#BA87CA #CABA87 #87CABA
tetradic
#BA87CA #CA9887 #97CA87 #87B8CA
square
#BA87CA #CA9887 #97CA87 #87B8CA
split-complementary
#BA87CA #B8CA87 #87CA98
monochromatic
#814295 #A25DB7 #BA87CA #D2B1DD #EBDCEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.84
#BA87CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.41
#BA87CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA87CA
7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA87CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA87CA | 1.00 | 2.84 | 7.41 | 7.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E96CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A9BC8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA8FA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba87ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 135, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.111 317.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfaada',
500: '#ba87ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba87ca; $custom-light: #cfaada; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba87ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 135,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.672,
"s": 38.728,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69664,
"c": 0.11054,
"h": 317.9
},
"luminance": 0.32031
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA87CA
secondary
#D1E1CB
accent
#B23452
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FA
border
#D2CED3
text
#141015
muted
#827F83