#BA91CB#BA91CB
#BA91CB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.094 H 315.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA91CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 145, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 36%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 29%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.4%, 28.6%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.75, 25.89, -23.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.75, 35.30, 317.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.49% 0.0673 -0.0654) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.49% 0.094 315.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.1530, 35.0024, 61.0766) |
| Luminance | 0.3500 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.65
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.61
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.44
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.77
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.80
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA91CB #A2CB91
analogous
#9D91CB #BA91CB #CB91BF
triadic
#BA91CB #CBBA91 #91CBBA
tetradic
#BA91CB #CB9D91 #A2CB91 #91BFCB
square
#BA91CB #CB9D91 #A2CB91 #91BFCB
split-complementary
#BA91CB #BFCB91 #91CB9D
monochromatic
#824899 #A067B7 #BA91CB #D4BBDF #EEE4F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#BA91CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#BA91CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA91CB
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA91CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA91CB | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#899DCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A1C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B998A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba91cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 145, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.094 315.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfb1db',
500: '#ba91cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba91cb; $custom-light: #cfb1db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba91cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 145,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.414,
"s": 35.802,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71492,
"c": 0.09384,
"h": 315.8
},
"luminance": 0.35002
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA91CB
secondary
#D8E5D3
accent
#AF375A
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F5FB
border
#D2CFD4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83