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#BA6AEC Color

#BA6AEC is rgb(186, 106, 236) in RGB, hsl(277, 77%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 55%, 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 9.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA6AEC
HEX#BA6AEC
RGBrgb(186, 106, 236)
HSLhsl(277, 77%, 67%)
HSVhsv(277, 55%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 55%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.197 310.6)
LABlab(58.36% 49.13 -53.60)
LCHlch(58.36% 72.71 312.51)

What #BA6AEC 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 #BA6AEC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.87Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 11.48Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 11.66Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 15.49Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 15.75Amethyst#9966CCΔE 16.54

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

#BA6AEC Channel Values

How #BA6AEC 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 106 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 77% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 55% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 55% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.3:1 vs white · 6.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA6AEC 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 text3.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BA6AEC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BA6AEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA6AEC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BA6AEC
Complementary
#9CEC6A
Analogous
#796AEC
Analogous
#EC6ADD
Triadic
#ECBA6A
Triadic
#6AECBA
Split comp.
#DDEC6A
Split comp.
#6AEC79

Tints & Shades of #BA6AEC

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

#C27CEE
#CD93F1
#D5A5F3
#E0BBF6
#E8CDF9
#F2E4FB

Shades

#A741E6
#931DDD
#7817B5
#5D128C
#420D63
#27083B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BA6AEC.

How #BA6AEC 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#BA6AEC
Protanopia#7C7CEC
Protanomaly#9976EC
Deuteranopia#8B8BEB
Deuteranomaly#A07FEB
Tritanopia#AA8484
Tritanomaly#B17BB7
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA6AEC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba6aec: #BA6AEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA6AEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba6aec': '#BA6AEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.416, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_ba6aec">#BA6AEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA6AEC"

More Purple Colors

#BA6AEC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BA6AEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA6AEC?

#BA6AEC is a light purple — rgb(186, 106, 236) in RGB and hsl(277, 77%, 67%) 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 9.87.

What is the RGB value of #BA6AEC?

#BA6AEC is rgb(186, 106, 236) — red 186, green 106, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA6AEC?

#BA6AEC converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 55%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA6AEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BA6AEC scores 3.3:1 against white and 6.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA6AEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA6AEC 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 9.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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