#BA8AEB#BA8AEB
#BA8AEB is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.145 H 305.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA8AEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 138, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 71%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 41%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.9%, 41.3%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.45, 36.69, -42.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.45, 55.93, 310.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.69% 0.0849 -0.1174) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.69% 0.145 305.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.3305, 34.6145, 82.9270) |
| Luminance | 0.3461 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 2.94
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.78
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.25
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 5.25
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.80
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA8AEB #BBEB8A
analogous
#8A8AEB #BA8AEB #EB8AEB
triadic
#BA8AEB #EBBA8A #8AEBBA
tetradic
#BA8AEB #EB8A8A #BBEB8A #8AEBEB
square
#BA8AEB #EB8A8A #BBEB8A #8AEBEB
split-complementary
#BA8AEB #EBEB8A #8AEB8A
monochromatic
#7C25D6 #9B56E2 #BA8AEB #D9BEF4 #F0E5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#BA8AEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.92
#BA8AEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA8AEB
7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA8AEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA8AEB | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.92 | 7.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#739DEF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E9FE8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B399AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba8aeb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 138, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.145 305.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0adf2',
500: '#ba8aeb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba8aeb; $custom-light: #d0adf2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba8aeb",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 138,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.691,
"s": 70.803,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71695,
"c": 0.1449,
"h": 305.9
},
"luminance": 0.34614
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA8AEB
secondary
#E6F2D9
accent
#D31374
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F9F4FD
border
#D2CED5
text
#141017
muted
#827F85