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#BA84DB Color

#BA84DB is rgb(186, 132, 219) in RGB, hsl(277, 55%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 40%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA84DB
HEX#BA84DB
RGBrgb(186, 132, 219)
HSLhsl(277, 55%, 69%)
HSVhsv(277, 40%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 40%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.136 311.8)
LABlab(63.14% 33.10 -36.66)
LCHlch(63.14% 49.39 312.08)

What #BA84DB 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 #BA84DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#BA84DB Channel Values

How #BA84DB 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 132 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 55% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 40% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.83:1 vs white · 7.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA84DB 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 text2.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BA84DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA84DB; 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 #BA84DB

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 #BA84DB 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#BA84DB
Protanopia#8F8FDB
Protanomaly#A28BDB
Deuteranopia#9999DA
Deuteranomaly#A791DA
Tritanopia#AF9393
Tritanomaly#B48DB4
Achromatopsia#999999

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA84DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba84db: #BA84DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA84DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba84db': '#BA84DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.518, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_ba84db">#BA84DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA84DB"

More Purple Colors

#BA84DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BA84DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA84DB?

#BA84DB is a light purple — rgb(186, 132, 219) in RGB and hsl(277, 55%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.31.

What is the RGB value of #BA84DB?

#BA84DB is rgb(186, 132, 219) — red 186, green 132, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA84DB?

#BA84DB converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 40%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA84DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BA84DB scores 2.83:1 against white and 7.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA84DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA84DB 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 16.51, which is visibly different.

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