#BA8FCA#BA8FCA
#BA8FCA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.096 H 316.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA8FCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 143, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 36%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 29%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.9%, 29.2%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.24, 26.80, -24.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.24, 36.12, 317.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.09% 0.07 -0.066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.09% 0.096 316.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.7313, 34.3491, 60.3500) |
| Luminance | 0.3435 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.70
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.02
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.08
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.78
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.09
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA8FCA #9FCA8F
analogous
#9C8FCA #BA8FCA #CA8FBC
triadic
#BA8FCA #CABA8F #8FCABA
tetradic
#BA8FCA #CA9C8F #9FCA8F #8FBCCA
square
#BA8FCA #CA9C8F #9FCA8F #8FBCCA
split-complementary
#BA8FCA #BCCA8F #8FCA9C
monochromatic
#824897 #A065B6 #BA8FCA #D4B9DE #EDE2F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#BA8FCA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.87
#BA8FCA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA8FCA
7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA8FCA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA8FCA | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.87 | 7.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#879CCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91A0C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA96A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba8fca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 143, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.096 316.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfb0da',
500: '#ba8fca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba8fca; $custom-light: #cfb0da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba8fca",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 143,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.729,
"s": 35.758,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71088,
"c": 0.09624,
"h": 316.7
},
"luminance": 0.34348
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA8FCA
secondary
#D6E4D1
accent
#AF3757
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FA
border
#D2CED3
text
#141014
muted
#827F83