#BA91CA#BA91CA
#BA91CA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.093 H 316.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA91CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 145, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 35%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 28%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.9%, 28.2%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.71, 25.68, -23.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.71, 34.81, 317.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.45% 0.067 -0.064) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.45% 0.093 316.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.0342, 34.9549, 60.4510) |
| Luminance | 0.3495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.89
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.76
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.52
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.60
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.78
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA91CA #A1CA91
analogous
#9D91CA #BA91CA #CA91BD
triadic
#BA91CA #CABA91 #91CABA
tetradic
#BA91CA #CA9D91 #A1CA91 #91BDCA
square
#BA91CA #CA9D91 #A1CA91 #91BDCA
split-complementary
#BA91CA #BDCA91 #91CA9D
monochromatic
#824998 #A068B6 #BA91CA #D4BADE #EEE4F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#BA91CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#BA91CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA91CA
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA91CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA91CA | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#899DCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A1C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA98A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba91ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 145, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.093 316.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfb1da',
500: '#ba91ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba91ca; $custom-light: #cfb1da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba91ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 145,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.158,
"s": 34.969,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71451,
"c": 0.09266,
"h": 316.3
},
"luminance": 0.34954
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA91CA
secondary
#D8E4D3
accent
#AE3859
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F5FA
border
#D2CFD3
text
#141014
muted
#827F83