#BAA3CD#BAA3CD
#BAA3CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.064 H 309.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAA3CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 163, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 30%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 20%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.3%, 20.5%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.21, 16.28, -18.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.21, 24.51, 311.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.94% 0.041 -0.0496) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.94% 0.064 309.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.3644, 41.0416, 63.3304) |
| Luminance | 0.4104 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.48
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.50
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.37
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.36
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.37
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAA3CD #B6CDA3
analogous
#A5A3CD #BAA3CD #CDA3CB
triadic
#BAA3CD #CDBAA3 #A3CDBA
tetradic
#BAA3CD #CDA5A3 #B6CDA3 #A3CBCD
square
#BAA3CD #CDA5A3 #B6CDA3 #A3CBCD
split-complementary
#BAA3CD #CBCDA3 #A3CDA5
monochromatic
#7E569F #9C7BB7 #BAA3CD #D8CBE3 #F0EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#BAA3CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.21
#BAA3CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAA3CD
9.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAA3CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAA3CD | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.21 | 9.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DABCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1ACCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8A8B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #baa3cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 163, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.064 309.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfbedc',
500: '#baa3cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #baa3cd; $custom-light: #cfbedc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#baa3cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 163,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.857,
"s": 29.577,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7494,
"c": 0.06437,
"h": 309.5
},
"luminance": 0.41041
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAA3CD
secondary
#E5EBE0
accent
#A83D6E
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#131215
muted
#828183