#BA87CB#BA87CB
#BA87CB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.112 H 317.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA87CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 135, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 40%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 33%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.4%, 33.5%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.41, 31.45, -27.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.41, 41.84, 318.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.71% 0.0823 -0.0755) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.71% 0.112 317.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6916, 32.0798, 60.5895) |
| Luminance | 0.3208 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.22
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.34
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.79
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.64
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.42
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA87CB #98CB87
analogous
#9887CB #BA87CB #CB87BA
triadic
#BA87CB #CBBA87 #87CBBA
tetradic
#BA87CB #CB9887 #98CB87 #87BACB
square
#BA87CB #CB9887 #98CB87 #87BACB
split-complementary
#BA87CB #BACB87 #87CB98
monochromatic
#814196 #A15CB8 #BA87CB #D3B2DE #EBDCF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#BA87CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.42
#BA87CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA87CB
7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA87CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA87CB | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.42 | 7.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E96CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A9BC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA8FA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba87cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 135, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.112 317.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfaadb',
500: '#ba87cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba87cb; $custom-light: #cfaadb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba87cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 135,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285,
"s": 39.535,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69707,
"c": 0.11169,
"h": 317.5
},
"luminance": 0.32079
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA87CB
secondary
#D1E2CC
accent
#B33353
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83