#BA88CD#BA88CD
#BA88CD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.112 H 316.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA88CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 136, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 41%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 34%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.3%, 33.7%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.72, 31.31, -28.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.72, 42.16, 317.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.97% 0.0813 -0.0773) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.97% 0.112 316.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0717, 32.4561, 61.8995) |
| Luminance | 0.3246 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.81
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.44
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.12
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.73
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.27
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA88CD #9BCD88
analogous
#9888CD #BA88CD #CD88BE
triadic
#BA88CD #CDBA88 #88CDBA
tetradic
#BA88CD #CD9888 #9BCD88 #88BECD
square
#BA88CD #CD9888 #9BCD88 #88BECD
split-complementary
#BA88CD #BECD88 #88CD98
monochromatic
#81419A #A15DBB #BA88CD #D3B3DF #ECDEF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#BA88CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.49
#BA88CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA88CD
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA88CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA88CD | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.49 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E97D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A9CCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA90A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba88cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 136, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.112 316.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfabdc',
500: '#ba88cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba88cd; $custom-light: #cfabdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba88cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 136,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.478,
"s": 40.828,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69968,
"c": 0.11222,
"h": 316.4
},
"luminance": 0.32455
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA88CD
secondary
#D3E3CD
accent
#B43255
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83