#BA99BF#BA99BF
#BA99BF is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.065 H 321.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA99BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 153, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 23%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 20%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.6%, 19.9%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.26, 19.02, -15.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.26, 24.23, 321.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.52% 0.0515 -0.0404) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.52% 0.065 321.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.0437, 36.9839, 54.2566) |
| Luminance | 0.3698 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.21
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.02
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.74
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.52
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.88
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA99BF #9EBF99
analogous
#A799BF #BA99BF #BF99B1
triadic
#BA99BF #BFBA99 #99BFBA
tetradic
#BA99BF #BFA799 #9EBF99 #99B1BF
square
#BA99BF #BFA799 #9EBF99 #99B1BF
split-complementary
#BA99BF #B1BF99 #99BFA7
monochromatic
#815588 #A173A7 #BA99BF #D3BFD7 #EDE4EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#BA99BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.40
#BA99BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA99BF
8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA99BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA99BF | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.40 | 8.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96A1C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA5BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB9DA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba99bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 153, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.065 321.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfb7d2',
500: '#ba99bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba99bf; $custom-light: #cfb7d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba99bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 153,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.105,
"s": 22.892,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72516,
"c": 0.06541,
"h": 321.9
},
"luminance": 0.36983
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA99BF
secondary
#D6E0D4
accent
#A14450
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#131114
muted
#828082