#BA9ABA#BA9ABA
#BA9ABA is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.058 H 326.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA9ABA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 154, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 19%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 17%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.2%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.35, 17.50, -12.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.35, 21.27, 325.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.53% 0.0482 -0.0323) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.53% 0.058 326.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6672, 37.0963, 51.4629) |
| Luminance | 0.3710 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.48
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.00
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.24
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 7.78
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 9.03
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA9ABA #9ABA9A
analogous
#AA9ABA #BA9ABA #BA9AAA
triadic
#BA9ABA #BABA9A #9ABABA
tetradic
#BA9ABA #BAAA9A #9ABA9A #9AAABA
square
#BA9ABA #BAAA9A #9ABA9A #9AAABA
split-complementary
#BA9ABA #AABA9A #9ABAAA
monochromatic
#815881 #A176A1 #BA9ABA #D3BED3 #ECE3EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#BA9ABA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.42
#BA9ABA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BA9ABA
8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA9ABA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA9ABA | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.42 | 8.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A2BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FA5B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC9CA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba9aba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 154, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.058 326.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfb8ce',
500: '#ba9aba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba9aba; $custom-light: #cfb8ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba9aba",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 154,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 18.824,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72527,
"c": 0.05808,
"h": 326.2
},
"luminance": 0.37095
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA9ABA
secondary
#D3DDD3
accent
#9D4848
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#131113
muted
#828082