#BA97BD#BA97BD
#BA97BD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.067 H 323.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA97BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 151, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 22%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(295, 20%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.6%, 20.1%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.71, 19.75, -14.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.71, 24.63, 323.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.07% 0.0539 -0.0396) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.07% 0.067 323.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5005, 36.2473, 52.9972) |
| Luminance | 0.3625 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.49
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.46
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.34
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.55
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.02
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA97BD #9ABD97
analogous
#A797BD #BA97BD #BD97AD
triadic
#BA97BD #BDBA97 #97BDBA
tetradic
#BA97BD #BDA797 #9ABD97 #97ADBD
square
#BA97BD #BDA797 #9ABD97 #97ADBD
split-complementary
#BA97BD #ADBD97 #97BDA7
monochromatic
#815485 #A172A5 #BA97BD #D3BCD5 #ECE2ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#BA97BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.25
#BA97BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA97BD
8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA97BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA97BD | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.25 | 8.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94A0BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA4BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC9AA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba97bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 151, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.067 323.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfb5d1',
500: '#ba97bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba97bd; $custom-light: #cfb5d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba97bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 151,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 295.263,
"s": 22.353,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72065,
"c": 0.06685,
"h": 323.7
},
"luminance": 0.36246
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA97BD
secondary
#D3DED2
accent
#A1454C
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#131114
muted
#828082