#BA91CC#BA91CC
#BA91CC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.095 H 315.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA91CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 145, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 37%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 29%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.8%, 28.9%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.79, 26.09, -24.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.79, 35.79, 316.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.53% 0.0676 -0.0668) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.53% 0.095 315.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2725, 35.0503, 61.7062) |
| Luminance | 0.3505 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.41
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.47
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.38
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.60
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.94
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA91CC #A3CC91
analogous
#9C91CC #BA91CC #CC91C0
triadic
#BA91CC #CCBA91 #91CCBA
tetradic
#BA91CC #CC9C91 #A3CC91 #91C0CC
square
#BA91CC #CC9C91 #A3CC91 #91C0CC
split-complementary
#BA91CC #C0CC91 #91CC9C
monochromatic
#81489B #A067B9 #BA91CC #D4BBDF #EEE5F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#BA91CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.01
#BA91CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA91CC
8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA91CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA91CC | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.01 | 8.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#899DCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A1CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B998A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba91cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 145, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.095 315.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfb1db',
500: '#ba91cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba91cc; $custom-light: #cfb1db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba91cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 145,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.695,
"s": 36.646,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71532,
"c": 0.09503,
"h": 315.3
},
"luminance": 0.3505
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA91CC
secondary
#D9E5D4
accent
#B0365B
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F5FB
border
#D2CFD4
text
#141015
muted
#827F83