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#BA6BEB Color

#BA6BEB is rgb(186, 107, 235) in RGB, hsl(277, 76%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 54%, 0%, 8%) 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 9.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA6BEB
HEX#BA6BEB
RGBrgb(186, 107, 235)
HSLhsl(277, 76%, 67%)
HSVhsv(277, 54%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 54%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.194 310.7)
LABlab(58.51% 48.48 -52.81)
LCHlch(58.51% 71.68 312.55)

What #BA6BEB 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 #BA6BEB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.9Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 10.6Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 12.03Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 14.79Amethyst#9966CCΔE 15.71Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 16.21

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

#BA6BEB Channel Values

How #BA6BEB 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 107 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 76% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 54% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.29:1 vs white · 6.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA6BEB 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 text3.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BA6BEB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BA6BEB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA6BEB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BA6BEB
Complementary
#9CEB6B
Analogous
#7A6BEB
Analogous
#EB6BDC
Triadic
#EBBA6B
Triadic
#6BEBBA
Split comp.
#DCEB6B
Split comp.
#6BEB7A

Tints & Shades of #BA6BEB

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

#C27DED
#CD93F0
#D5A5F3
#E0BCF6
#E8CEF8
#F2E4FB

Shades

#A743E5
#931EDC
#7818B4
#5D138B
#420D63
#27083A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BA6BEB.

How #BA6BEB 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#BA6BEB
Protanopia#7D7DEB
Protanomaly#9976EB
Deuteranopia#8C8CEA
Deuteranomaly#A080EA
Tritanopia#AA8585
Tritanomaly#B17BB7
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA6BEB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba6beb: #BA6BEB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA6BEB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba6beb': '#BA6BEB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.420, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_ba6beb">#BA6BEB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA6BEB"

More Purple Colors

#BA6BEB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BA6BEB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA6BEB?

#BA6BEB is a light purple — rgb(186, 107, 235) in RGB and hsl(277, 76%, 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 9.9.

What is the RGB value of #BA6BEB?

#BA6BEB is rgb(186, 107, 235) — red 186, green 107, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA6BEB?

#BA6BEB converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 54%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA6BEB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BA6BEB scores 3.29:1 against white and 6.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA6BEB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA6BEB 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 9.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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