#BA95CE#BA95CE
#BA95CE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.364; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.090 H 313.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA95CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 149, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 37%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 28%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.7%, 27.7%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.82, 24.28, -24.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.82, 34.16, 315.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.35% 0.0622 -0.0655) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.35% 0.09 313.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1359, 36.3908, 63.1850) |
| Luminance | 0.3639 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.71
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.58
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.13
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.30
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.92
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA95CE #A9CE95
analogous
#9E95CE #BA95CE #CE95C6
triadic
#BA95CE #CEBA95 #95CEBA
tetradic
#BA95CE #CE9E95 #A9CE95 #95C6CE
square
#BA95CE #CE9E95 #A9CE95 #95C6CE
split-complementary
#BA95CE #C6CE95 #95CE9E
monochromatic
#814A9F #9F6BBB #BA95CE #D5BFE1 #F0E9F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#BA95CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.28
#BA95CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA95CE
8.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA95CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA95CE | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.28 | 8.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8DA0D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A4CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B99CA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba95ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 149, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.090 313.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfb4dd',
500: '#ba95ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba95ce; $custom-light: #cfb4dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba95ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 149,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.947,
"s": 36.774,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72345,
"c": 0.09032,
"h": 313.5
},
"luminance": 0.3639
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA95CE
secondary
#DDE8D7
accent
#B03661
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083