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#BA5DDF Color

#BA5DDF is rgb(186, 93, 223) in RGB, hsl(283, 67%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 58%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA5DDF
HEX#BA5DDF
RGBrgb(186, 93, 223)
HSLhsl(283, 67%, 62%)
HSVhsv(283, 58%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 58%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(64.3% 0.203 315.2)
LABlab(55.32% 53.21 -51.14)
LCHlch(55.32% 73.80 316.14)

What #BA5DDF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BA5DDF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#BA5DDF Channel Values

How #BA5DDF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 186 · G 93 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 67% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 58% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.67:1 vs white · 5.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA5DDF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BA5DDF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA5DDF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BA5DDF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #BA5DDF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BA5DDF
Protanopia#7474DF
Protanomaly#956CDF
Deuteranopia#8585DE
Deuteranomaly#9D77DE
Tritanopia#AC7878
Tritanomaly#B26EAB
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA5DDF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ba5ddf: #BA5DDF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA5DDF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba5ddf': '#BA5DDF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.365, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_ba5ddf">#BA5DDF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA5DDF"

More Purple Colors

#BA5DDF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BA5DDF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA5DDF?

#BA5DDF is a light purple — rgb(186, 93, 223) in RGB and hsl(283, 67%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.55.

What is the RGB value of #BA5DDF?

#BA5DDF is rgb(186, 93, 223) — red 186, green 93, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA5DDF?

#BA5DDF converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 58%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA5DDF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BA5DDF scores 3.67:1 against white and 5.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA5DDF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA5DDF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 4.55, which is very hard to tell apart.

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