#BAA2CB#BAA2CB
#BAA2CB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.064 H 311.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAA2CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 162, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 28%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 20%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.4%, 20.2%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.89, 16.42, -17.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.89, 24.14, 312.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.67% 0.0418 -0.0479) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.67% 0.064 311.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.9477, 40.5919, 62.0082) |
| Luminance | 0.4059 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.12
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.83
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.42
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.29
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.65
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAA2CB #B3CBA2
analogous
#A6A2CB #BAA2CB #CBA2C8
triadic
#BAA2CB #CBBAA2 #A2CBBA
tetradic
#BAA2CB #CBA6A2 #B3CBA2 #A2C8CB
square
#BAA2CB #CBA6A2 #B3CBA2 #A2C8CB
split-complementary
#BAA2CB #C8CBA2 #A2CBA6
monochromatic
#7F579C #9D7BB5 #BAA2CB #D7C9E1 #F0EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#BAA2CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.12
#BAA2CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAA2CB
9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAA2CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAA2CB | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.12 | 9.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CAACD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1ABCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8A7B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #baa2cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 162, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.064 311.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfbddb',
500: '#baa2cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #baa2cb; $custom-light: #cfbddb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#baa2cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 162,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.122,
"s": 28.276,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74674,
"c": 0.06359,
"h": 311.1
},
"luminance": 0.40592
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAA2CB
secondary
#E4EADF
accent
#A73F6A
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#131215
muted
#828183