#BAA4CD#BAA4CD
#BAA4CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.414; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.063 H 309.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAA4CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 164, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 29%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 20%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.3%, 20%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.45, 15.73, -17.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.45, 23.86, 311.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.13% 0.0395 -0.0486) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.13% 0.063 309.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.5427, 41.3981, 63.3898) |
| Luminance | 0.4140 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.60
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.74
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.74
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.61
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.62
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAA4CD #B7CDA4
analogous
#A6A4CD #BAA4CD #CDA4CC
triadic
#BAA4CD #CDBAA4 #A4CDBA
tetradic
#BAA4CD #CDA6A4 #B7CDA4 #A4CCCD
square
#BAA4CD #CDA6A4 #B7CDA4 #A4CCCD
split-complementary
#BAA4CD #CCCDA4 #A4CDA6
monochromatic
#7E579F #9C7DB7 #BAA4CD #D8CBE3 #F0EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#BAA4CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.28
#BAA4CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAA4CD
9.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAA4CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAA4CD | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.28 | 9.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EABCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2ADCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8A9B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #baa4cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 164, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.063 309.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfbfdc',
500: '#baa4cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #baa4cd; $custom-light: #cfbfdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#baa4cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 164,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.195,
"s": 29.078,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75133,
"c": 0.06262,
"h": 309.1
},
"luminance": 0.41398
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAA4CD
secondary
#E5EBE0
accent
#A83E6F
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F7FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#131215
muted
#828183