#BA99CB#BA99CB
#BA99CB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.080 H 314.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA99CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 153, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 32%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 25%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.4%, 24.6%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.68, 21.43, -21.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.68, 30.04, 315.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.97% 0.0553 -0.0572) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.97% 0.08 314) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.4187, 37.5339, 61.4985) |
| Luminance | 0.3753 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.46
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.81
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.90
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.95
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.07
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA99CB #AACB99
analogous
#A199CB #BA99CB #CB99C3
triadic
#BA99CB #CBBA99 #99CBBA
tetradic
#BA99CB #CBA199 #AACB99 #99C3CB
square
#BA99CB #CBA199 #AACB99 #99C3CB
split-complementary
#BA99CB #C3CB99 #99CBA1
monochromatic
#814F9B #9F70B6 #BA99CB #D5C2E0 #F1EAF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#BA99CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.51
#BA99CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA99CB
8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA99CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA99CB | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.51 | 8.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92A3CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A6C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B99FAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba99cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 153, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.080 314.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfb7db',
500: '#ba99cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba99cb; $custom-light: #cfb7db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba99cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 153,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.6,
"s": 32.468,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72968,
"c": 0.07955,
"h": 314
},
"luminance": 0.37533
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA99CB
secondary
#DEE7D9
accent
#AB3A61
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#141115
muted
#828083