#BAA0FA#BAA0FA
#BAA0FA is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.129 H 296.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAA0FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 160, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 90%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 36%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.6%, 36%, 0%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.20, 27.95, -41.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.20, 49.97, 304.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.28% 0.0575 -0.1152) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.28% 0.129 296.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.0718, 42.4824, 95.9859) |
| Luminance | 0.4248 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 3.31
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 4.16
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.31
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.36
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.25
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 5.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAA0FA #E0FAA0
analogous
#A0B3FA #BAA0FA #E7A0FA
triadic
#BAA0FA #FABAA0 #A0FABA
tetradic
#BAA0FA #FAA0B3 #E0FAA0 #A0FAE7
square
#BAA0FA #FAA0B3 #E0FAA0 #A0FAE7
split-complementary
#BAA0FA #FAE7A0 #B3FAA0
monochromatic
#662CF4 #9066F7 #BAA0FA #E4DAFD #EAE2FD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#BAA0FA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.50
#BAA0FA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAA0FA
9.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAA0FA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAA0FA | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.50 | 9.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#89AFFE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8DADF8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ADAFC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #baa0fa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 160, 250); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.129 296.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0bcfc',
500: '#baa0fa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #baa0fa; $custom-light: #d0bcfc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#baa0fa",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 160,
"b": 250
},
"hsl": {
"h": 257.333,
"s": 90,
"l": 80.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76275,
"c": 0.12874,
"h": 296.5
},
"luminance": 0.42483
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAA0FA
secondary
#ECF6D5
accent
#E600A3
background
#FCFBFF
surface
#F9F6FF
border
#D2D0D7
text
#141217
muted
#828185