#BAA2CD#BAA2CD
#BAA2CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.407; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.066 H 310.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAA2CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 162, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 30%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 21%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.3%, 21%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.96, 16.84, -18.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.96, 25.16, 312.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.75% 0.0425 -0.0507) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.75% 0.066 310) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.1876, 40.6879, 63.2715) |
| Luminance | 0.4069 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.41
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.29
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.01
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.12
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.15
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAA2CD #B5CDA2
analogous
#A5A2CD #BAA2CD #CDA2CB
triadic
#BAA2CD #CDBAA2 #A2CDBA
tetradic
#BAA2CD #CDA5A2 #B5CDA2 #A2CBCD
square
#BAA2CD #CDA5A2 #B5CDA2 #A2CBCD
split-complementary
#BAA2CD #CBCDA2 #A2CDA5
monochromatic
#7F569F #9C7AB8 #BAA2CD #D8CAE2 #F0EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#BAA2CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.14
#BAA2CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAA2CD
9.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAA2CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAA2CD | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.14 | 9.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BAACF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0ABCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8A7B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #baa2cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 162, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.066 310.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfbddc',
500: '#baa2cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #baa2cd; $custom-light: #cfbddc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#baa2cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 162,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.488,
"s": 30.07,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74748,
"c": 0.06612,
"h": 310
},
"luminance": 0.40688
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAA2CD
secondary
#E5EBE0
accent
#A93D6C
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#131215
muted
#828183