#BA94CE#BA94CE
#BA94CE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.092 H 313.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA94CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 148, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 37%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 28%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.7%, 28.2%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.58, 24.83, -24.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.58, 34.81, 315.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.16% 0.0637 -0.0666) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.16% 0.092 313.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.9784, 36.0758, 63.1325) |
| Luminance | 0.3608 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.47
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.72
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.13
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.54
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.96
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA94CE #A8CE94
analogous
#9D94CE #BA94CE #CE94C5
triadic
#BA94CE #CEBA94 #94CEBA
tetradic
#BA94CE #CE9D94 #A8CE94 #94C5CE
square
#BA94CE #CE9D94 #A8CE94 #94C5CE
split-complementary
#BA94CE #C5CE94 #94CE9D
monochromatic
#81499F #9F6ABB #BA94CE #D5BEE1 #F0E8F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#BA94CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.22
#BA94CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA94CE
8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA94CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA94CE | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.22 | 8.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8BA0D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A3CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B99BA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba94ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 148, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.092 313.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfb3dd',
500: '#ba94ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba94ce; $custom-light: #cfb3dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba94ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 148,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.31,
"s": 37.179,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72161,
"c": 0.0921,
"h": 313.7
},
"luminance": 0.36075
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA94CE
secondary
#DCE7D7
accent
#B03560
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083