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#BA65CD Color

#BA65CD is rgb(186, 101, 205) in RGB, hsl(289, 51%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 51%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Lilac (#B666D2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA65CD
HEX#BA65CD
RGBrgb(186, 101, 205)
HSLhsl(289, 51%, 60%)
HSVhsv(289, 51%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 51%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(64.4% 0.172 320.1)
LABlab(56.04% 46.67 -39.85)
LCHlch(56.04% 61.37 319.51)

What #BA65CD 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 #BA65CD, 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.

#BA65CD Channel Values

How #BA65CD 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 101 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 289° · S 51% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 289° · S 51% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.6:1 vs white · 5.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA65CD 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 text3.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BA65CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA65CD; 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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Analogous
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Tints & Shades of #BA65CD

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.

Tints

Shades

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How #BA65CD 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#BA65CD
Protanopia#7979CD
Protanomaly#9772CD
Deuteranopia#8989CB
Deuteranomaly#9F7CCC
Tritanopia#AF7979
Tritanomaly#B471A1
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA65CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba65cd: #BA65CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA65CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba65cd': '#BA65CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.396, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_ba65cd">#BA65CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA65CD"

More Purple Colors

#BA65CD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BA65CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA65CD?

#BA65CD is a light purple — rgb(186, 101, 205) in RGB and hsl(289, 51%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Lilac (#B666D2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.2.

What is the RGB value of #BA65CD?

#BA65CD is rgb(186, 101, 205) — red 186, green 101, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA65CD?

#BA65CD converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 51%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA65CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BA65CD scores 3.6:1 against white and 5.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA65CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA65CD 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 10.56, which is visibly different.

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