#BA8FCD#BA8FCD
#BA8FCD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.100 H 315.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA8FCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 143, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 38%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 30%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.3%, 30.2%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.35, 27.41, -25.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.35, 37.59, 316.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.21% 0.0709 -0.0703) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.21% 0.1 315.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.0899, 34.4925, 62.2389) |
| Luminance | 0.3449 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.01
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.72
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.83
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.54
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.28
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA8FCD #A2CD8F
analogous
#9B8FCD #BA8FCD #CD8FC1
triadic
#BA8FCD #CDBA8F #8FCDBA
tetradic
#BA8FCD #CD9B8F #A2CD8F #8FC1CD
square
#BA8FCD #CD9B8F #A2CD8F #8FC1CD
split-complementary
#BA8FCD #C1CD8F #8FCD9B
monochromatic
#82469C #A065BA #BA8FCD #D4B9E0 #EEE4F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#BA8FCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.90
#BA8FCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA8FCD
7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA8FCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA8FCD | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.90 | 7.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#869CCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90A0CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B997A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba8fcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 143, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.100 315.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfb0dc',
500: '#ba8fcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba8fcd; $custom-light: #cfb0dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba8fcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 143,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.613,
"s": 38.272,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71212,
"c": 0.09978,
"h": 315.2
},
"luminance": 0.34492
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA8FCD
secondary
#D8E5D2
accent
#B1345B
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83