#BA97CA#BA97CA
#BA97CA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.082 H 315.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA97CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 151, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 32%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 25%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.9%, 25.2%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.15, 22.34, -21.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.15, 30.86, 316.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.56% 0.058 -0.0578) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.56% 0.082 315.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.9753, 36.8372, 60.7647) |
| Luminance | 0.3684 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.13
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.05
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.16
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.88
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.11
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA97CA #A7CA97
analogous
#A197CA #BA97CA #CA97C1
triadic
#BA97CA #CABA97 #97CABA
tetradic
#BA97CA #CAA197 #A7CA97 #97C1CA
square
#BA97CA #CAA197 #A7CA97 #97C1CA
split-complementary
#BA97CA #C1CA97 #97CAA1
monochromatic
#814E99 #9F6EB5 #BA97CA #D5C0DF #F0E8F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#BA97CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.37
#BA97CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA97CA
8.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA97CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA97CA | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.37 | 8.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90A1CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A4C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B99DA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba97ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 151, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.082 315.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfb5da',
500: '#ba97ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba97ca; $custom-light: #cfb5da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba97ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 151,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.176,
"s": 32.484,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72556,
"c": 0.0819,
"h": 315.1
},
"luminance": 0.36837
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA97CA
secondary
#DCE6D7
accent
#AB3A5E
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#141114
muted
#828083