#BA98CB#BA98CB
#BA98CB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.081 H 314.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA98CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 152, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 33%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 25%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.4%, 25.1%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.43, 21.99, -21.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.43, 30.70, 315.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.78% 0.0568 -0.0582) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.78% 0.081 314.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2557, 37.2080, 61.4442) |
| Luminance | 0.3721 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.17
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.91
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.02
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.90
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.97
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA98CB #A9CB98
analogous
#A198CB #BA98CB #CB98C3
triadic
#BA98CB #CBBA98 #98CBBA
tetradic
#BA98CB #CBA198 #A9CB98 #98C3CB
square
#BA98CB #CBA198 #A9CB98 #98C3CB
split-complementary
#BA98CB #C3CB98 #98CBA1
monochromatic
#814E9B #9F6FB6 #BA98CB #D5C1E0 #F0E9F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#BA98CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.44
#BA98CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA98CB
8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA98CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA98CB | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.44 | 8.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91A2CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A5C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B99EAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba98cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 152, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.081 314.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfb6db',
500: '#ba98cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba98cb; $custom-light: #cfb6db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba98cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 152,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280,
"s": 32.903,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72781,
"c": 0.08133,
"h": 314.3
},
"luminance": 0.37207
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA98CB
secondary
#DDE7D8
accent
#AC3A60
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#141115
muted
#828083