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#BA79EC Color

#BA79EC is rgb(186, 121, 236) in RGB, hsl(274, 75%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 49%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Lilac (#B666D2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA79EC
HEX#BA79EC
RGBrgb(186, 121, 236)
HSLhsl(274, 75%, 70%)
HSVhsv(274, 49%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 49%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(69% 0.174 308.6)
LABlab(61.41% 41.64 -48.79)
LCHlch(61.41% 64.14 310.48)

What #BA79EC 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 #BA79EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 9.03Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 9.43Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 11.02Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.28Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 12.26Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 13.34

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

#BA79EC Channel Values

How #BA79EC 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 121 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 75% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 49% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.99:1 vs white · 7.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA79EC 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 text2.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BA79EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BA79EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA79EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BA79EC
Complementary
#ABEC79
Analogous
#8179EC
Analogous
#EC79E4
Triadic
#ECBA79
Triadic
#79ECBA
Split comp.
#E4EC79
Split comp.
#79EC81

Tints & Shades of #BA79EC

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

#C38BEE
#CD9DF1
#D6AFF4
#DFC1F6
#E8D2F9
#F1E4FB

Shades

#A551E6
#8F24E0
#761BBB
#5A148F
#410F67
#24083A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BA79EC.

How #BA79EC 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#BA79EC
Protanopia#8787EC
Protanomaly#9E82EC
Deuteranopia#9393EB
Deuteranomaly#A489EB
Tritanopia#AB8F8F
Tritanomaly#B186BB
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA79EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba79ec: #BA79EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA79EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba79ec': '#BA79EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.475, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_ba79ec">#BA79EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA79EC"

More Purple Colors

#BA79EC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BA79EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA79EC?

#BA79EC is a light purple — rgb(186, 121, 236) in RGB and hsl(274, 75%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Lilac (#B666D2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.03.

What is the RGB value of #BA79EC?

#BA79EC is rgb(186, 121, 236) — red 186, green 121, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA79EC?

#BA79EC converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 49%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA79EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BA79EC scores 2.99:1 against white and 7.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA79EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA79EC 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 12.26, which is visibly different.

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