#BA99CC#BA99CC
#BA99CC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.081 H 313.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA99CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 153, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 33%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 25%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.8%, 25%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.71, 21.63, -21.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.71, 30.54, 315.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.01% 0.0556 -0.0586) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.01% 0.081 313.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5383, 37.5817, 62.1281) |
| Luminance | 0.3758 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.24
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.67
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.01
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.83
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.94
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA99CC #ABCC99
analogous
#A199CC #BA99CC #CC99C4
triadic
#BA99CC #CCBA99 #99CCBA
tetradic
#BA99CC #CCA199 #ABCC99 #99C4CC
square
#BA99CC #CCA199 #ABCC99 #99C4CC
split-complementary
#BA99CC #C4CC99 #99CCA1
monochromatic
#814E9C #9E70B8 #BA99CC #D6C2E0 #F1EBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#BA99CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.52
#BA99CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA99CC
8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA99CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA99CC | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.52 | 8.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92A3CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A6CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B99FAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba99cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 153, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.081 313.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfb7db',
500: '#ba99cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba99cc; $custom-light: #cfb7db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba99cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 153,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.824,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73007,
"c": 0.08078,
"h": 313.5
},
"luminance": 0.37581
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA99CC
secondary
#DEE8D9
accent
#AC3962
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083