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#BA65EC Color

#BA65EC is rgb(186, 101, 236) in RGB, hsl(278, 78%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 57%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA65EC
HEX#BA65EC
RGBrgb(186, 101, 236)
HSLhsl(278, 78%, 66%)
HSVhsv(278, 57%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 57%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(66.1% 0.204 311.1)
LABlab(57.40% 51.54 -55.12)
LCHlch(57.40% 75.46 313.08)

What #BA65EC 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 #BA65EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.34Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 10.9Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 13.6Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 14.06Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 17.71Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 18.33

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

#BA65EC Channel Values

How #BA65EC 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 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 78% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 57% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.41:1 vs white · 6.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA65EC 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 text3.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BA65EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BA65EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA65EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BA65EC
Complementary
#96EC65
Analogous
#7765EC
Analogous
#EC65DA
Triadic
#ECBA65
Triadic
#65ECBA
Split comp.
#DAEC65
Split comp.
#65EC77

Tints & Shades of #BA65EC

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

#C47BEF
#CD8EF1
#D7A4F4
#DFB6F6
#E9CDF9
#F1DFFB

Shades

#A83CE7
#941BDA
#7816B1
#5F118D
#440C64
#28073B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BA65EC.

How #BA65EC 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#BA65EC
Protanopia#7979EC
Protanomaly#9772EC
Deuteranopia#8989EB
Deuteranomaly#9F7CEB
Tritanopia#AA8181
Tritanomaly#B077B6
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA65EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba65ec: #BA65EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA65EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba65ec': '#BA65EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.396, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_ba65ec">#BA65EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA65EC"

More Purple Colors

#BA65EC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BA65EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA65EC?

#BA65EC is a light purple — rgb(186, 101, 236) in RGB and hsl(278, 78%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.34.

What is the RGB value of #BA65EC?

#BA65EC is rgb(186, 101, 236) — red 186, green 101, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA65EC?

#BA65EC converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 57%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA65EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BA65EC scores 3.41:1 against white and 6.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA65EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA65EC 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 9.34, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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