#BA8CD5#BA8CD5
#BA8CD5 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.115 H 312.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA8CD5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 140, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 46%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 34%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.7%, 34.3%, 0%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.96, 30.76, -30.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.96, 43.51, 314.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.02% 0.0774 -0.0846) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.02% 0.115 312.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6360, 34.0000, 67.3072) |
| Luminance | 0.3400 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 1.52
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.25
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.80
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.91
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.21
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 6.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA8CD5 #A7D58C
analogous
#968CD5 #BA8CD5 #D58CCC
triadic
#BA8CD5 #D5BA8C #8CD5BA
tetradic
#BA8CD5 #D5968C #A7D58C #8CCCD5
square
#BA8CD5 #D5968C #A7D58C #8CCCD5
split-complementary
#BA8CD5 #CCD58C #8CD596
monochromatic
#813EA9 #9F5FC5 #BA8CD5 #D5B9E5 #F0E6F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#BA8CD5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.80
#BA8CD5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA8CD5
7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA8CD5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA8CD5 | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.80 | 7.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#809BD8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A9FD3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B896A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba8cd5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 140, 213); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.115 312.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfaee2',
500: '#ba8cd5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba8cd5; $custom-light: #cfaee2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba8cd5",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 140,
"b": 213
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.808,
"s": 46.497,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71019,
"c": 0.11464,
"h": 312.4
},
"luminance": 0.33999
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA8CD5
secondary
#DCE9D4
accent
#BA2C60
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83