#BA94CD#BA94CD
#BA94CD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.091 H 314.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA94CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 148, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 36%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 28%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.3%, 27.8%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.54, 24.63, -23.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.54, 34.32, 315.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.12% 0.0634 -0.0651) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.12% 0.091 314.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.8573, 36.0273, 62.4947) |
| Luminance | 0.3603 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.70
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.87
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.34
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.35
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.93
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA94CD #A7CD94
analogous
#9E94CD #BA94CD #CD94C4
triadic
#BA94CD #CDBA94 #94CDBA
tetradic
#BA94CD #CD9E94 #A7CD94 #94C4CD
square
#BA94CD #CD9E94 #A7CD94 #94C4CD
split-complementary
#BA94CD #C4CD94 #94CD9E
monochromatic
#81499D #9F6ABA #BA94CD #D5BEE0 #F0E7F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#BA94CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.21
#BA94CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA94CD
8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA94CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA94CD | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.21 | 8.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8CA0CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A3CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B99BA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba94cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 148, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.091 314.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfb3dc',
500: '#ba94cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba94cd; $custom-light: #cfb3dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba94cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 148,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280,
"s": 36.306,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72121,
"c": 0.09089,
"h": 314.2
},
"luminance": 0.36027
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA94CD
secondary
#DCE7D6
accent
#AF365F
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083