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#BA86CB Color

#BA86CB is rgb(186, 134, 203) in RGB, hsl(285, 40%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 34%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is African Violet (#B284BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA86CB
HEX#BA86CB
RGBrgb(186, 134, 203)
HSLhsl(285, 40%, 66%)
HSVhsv(285, 34%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 34%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(69.5% 0.113 317.6)
LABlab(63.04% 29.51 -27.90)
LCHlch(63.04% 40.61 316.60)

What #BA86CB 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 #BA86CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 6.09Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.94Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.59Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.4Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 11.84Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 12.02

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

#BA86CB Channel Values

How #BA86CB 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 134 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 40% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 34% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.85:1 vs white · 7.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA86CB 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 text2.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BA86CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BA86CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA86CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BA86CB
Complementary
#97CB86
Analogous
#9786CB
Analogous
#CB86BA
Triadic
#CBBA86
Triadic
#86CBBA
Split comp.
#BACB86
Split comp.
#86CB97

Tints & Shades of #BA86CB

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

#C497D3
#CCA6D9
#D6B8E0
#DEC6E7
#E9D8EE
#F1E6F4

Shades

#A765BD
#9349AB
#773C8B
#5F2F6F
#43224F
#28142E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BA86CB.

How #BA86CB 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#BA86CB
Protanopia#9191CB
Protanomaly#A38CCB
Deuteranopia#9A9ACA
Deuteranomaly#A892CA
Tritanopia#B29191
Tritanomaly#B58DAB
Achromatopsia#999999

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA86CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba86cb: #BA86CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA86CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba86cb': '#BA86CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.525, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_ba86cb">#BA86CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA86CB"

More Purple Colors

#BA86CB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BA86CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA86CB?

#BA86CB is a light purple — rgb(186, 134, 203) in RGB and hsl(285, 40%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is African Violet (#B284BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.09.

What is the RGB value of #BA86CB?

#BA86CB is rgb(186, 134, 203) — red 186, green 134, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA86CB?

#BA86CB converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 34%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA86CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BA86CB scores 2.85:1 against white and 7.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA86CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA86CB 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 12.02, which is visibly different.

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