#BA97BC#BA97BC
#BA97BC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.066 H 324.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA97BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 151, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(297, 22%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(297, 20%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.1%, 19.7%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.68, 19.56, -14.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.68, 24.18, 323.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.03% 0.0535 -0.0382) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.03% 0.066 324.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3923, 36.2040, 52.4275) |
| Luminance | 0.3620 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.50
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.38
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.37
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.84
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.18
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA97BC #99BC97
analogous
#A897BC #BA97BC #BC97AC
triadic
#BA97BC #BCBA97 #97BCBA
tetradic
#BA97BC #BCA897 #99BC97 #97ACBC
square
#BA97BC #BCA897 #99BC97 #97ACBC
split-complementary
#BA97BC #ACBC97 #97BCA8
monochromatic
#815584 #A172A4 #BA97BC #D3BCD4 #EBE1EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#BA97BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.24
#BA97BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA97BC
8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA97BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA97BC | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.24 | 8.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94A0BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA4BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC9AA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba97bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 151, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.066 324.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfb5d0',
500: '#ba97bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba97bc; $custom-light: #cfb5d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba97bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 151,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 296.757,
"s": 21.637,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72029,
"c": 0.06576,
"h": 324.5
},
"luminance": 0.36203
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA97BC
secondary
#D2DDD1
accent
#A0454A
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#131114
muted
#828082