#BA99BB#BA99BB
#BA99BB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.061 H 325.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA99BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 153, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(298, 20%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(298, 18%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.5%, 18.2%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.13, 18.25, -12.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.13, 22.39, 324.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.37% 0.0501 -0.0348) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.37% 0.061 325.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6095, 36.8102, 51.9699) |
| Luminance | 0.3681 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.36
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.76
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.89
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.08
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.65
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA99BB #9ABB99
analogous
#A999BB #BA99BB #BB99AB
triadic
#BA99BB #BBBA99 #99BBBA
tetradic
#BA99BB #BBA999 #9ABB99 #99ABBB
square
#BA99BB #BBA999 #9ABB99 #99ABBB
split-complementary
#BA99BB #ABBB99 #99BBA9
monochromatic
#815783 #A174A3 #BA99BB #D3BED3 #ECE2EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#BA99BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.36
#BA99BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA99BB
8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA99BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA99BB | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.36 | 8.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A1BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EA5BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC9CA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba99bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 153, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.061 325.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfb7cf',
500: '#ba99bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba99bb; $custom-light: #cfb7cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba99bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 153,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.235,
"s": 20,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72372,
"c": 0.06099,
"h": 325.3
},
"luminance": 0.36809
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA99BB
secondary
#D3DDD2
accent
#9E474A
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#131113
muted
#828082