#BA97CB#BA97CB
#BA97CB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.083 H 314.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA97CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 151, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 33%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 26%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.4%, 25.6%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.19, 22.54, -21.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.19, 31.36, 315.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.6% 0.0583 -0.0593) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.6% 0.083 314.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.0941, 36.8847, 61.3903) |
| Luminance | 0.3688 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.90
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.95
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.24
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.87
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.90
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA97CB #A8CB97
analogous
#A097CB #BA97CB #CB97C2
triadic
#BA97CB #CBBA97 #97CBBA
tetradic
#BA97CB #CBA097 #A8CB97 #97C2CB
square
#BA97CB #CBA097 #A8CB97 #97C2CB
split-complementary
#BA97CB #C2CB97 #97CBA0
monochromatic
#814D9A #9F6EB7 #BA97CB #D5C0DF #F0E9F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#BA97CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.38
#BA97CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA97CB
8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA97CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA97CB | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.38 | 8.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90A1CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97A5C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B99DA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba97cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 151, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.083 314.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfb5db',
500: '#ba97cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba97cb; $custom-light: #cfb5db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba97cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 151,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280.385,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72595,
"c": 0.08312,
"h": 314.5
},
"luminance": 0.36884
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA97CB
secondary
#DCE6D7
accent
#AC395F
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#141115
muted
#828083