#BA7FCC Color

#BA7FCC is rgb(186, 127, 204) in RGB, hsl(286, 43%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 38%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA7FCC

HEX#BA7FCC

RGBrgb(186, 127, 204)

HSLhsl(286, 43%, 65%)

HSVhsv(286, 38%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 38%, 0%, 20%)

OKLCHoklch(68.4% 0.127 318.1)

LABlab(61.48% 33.33 -30.85)

LCHlch(61.48% 45.42 317.21)

What #BA7FCC 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 #BA7FCC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 9.41 African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.6 Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 11.91 Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 13.21 Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 13.8 Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 14.45

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#BA7FCC Channel Values

How #BA7FCC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 186 · G 127 · B 204	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 286° · S 43% · L 65%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 286° · S 38% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 9% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3:1 vs white · 7:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA7FCC 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 text3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BA7FCC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA7FCC; 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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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #BA7FCC

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 #BA7FCC 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#BA7FCC

Protanopia#8B8BCC

Protanomaly#A087CC

Deuteranopia#9696CB

Deuteranomaly#A68DCB

Tritanopia#B18C8C

Tritanomaly#B587A9

Achromatopsia#959595

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Using #BA7FCC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba7fcc: #BA7FCC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA7FCC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba7fcc': '#BA7FCC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.498, blue: 0.800)

Android XML<color name="color_ba7fcc">#BA7FCC</color>

SVG fillfill="#BA7FCC"

More Purple Colors

#BA7FCC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#BA7FCC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA7FCC?

#BA7FCC is a light purple — rgb(186, 127, 204) in RGB and hsl(286, 43%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.41.

What is the RGB value of #BA7FCC?

#BA7FCC is rgb(186, 127, 204) — red 186, green 127, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA7FCC?

#BA7FCC converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 38%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA7FCC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BA7FCC scores 3:1 against white and 7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA7FCC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA7FCC 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 15.16, which is visibly different.

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