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#BA87D4 Color

#BA87D4 is rgb(186, 135, 212) in RGB, hsl(280, 47%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 36%, 0%, 17%) 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 9.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA87D4
HEX#BA87D4
RGBrgb(186, 135, 212)
HSLhsl(280, 47%, 68%)
HSVhsv(280, 36%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 36%, 0%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(70.1% 0.122 313.8)
LABlab(63.58% 30.39 -32.10)
LCHlch(63.58% 44.21 313.44)

What #BA87D4 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 #BA87D4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 9.46African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.11Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 11.86Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 12.54Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 12.64Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 12.91

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

#BA87D4 Channel Values

How #BA87D4 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 135 · B 2128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 47% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 36% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.8:1 vs white · 7.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA87D4 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 text2.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BA87D4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BA87D4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA87D4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BA87D4
Complementary
#A1D487
Analogous
#9487D4
Analogous
#D487C7
Triadic
#D4BA87
Triadic
#87D4BA
Split comp.
#C7D487
Split comp.
#87D494

Tints & Shades of #BA87D4

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

#C396D9
#CEA9E0
#D6B8E5
#DFC7EB
#E7D6F0
#F2E9F7

Shades

#A765C8
#9344BB
#79379A
#5B2A74
#411E52
#261231

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BA87D4.

How #BA87D4 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#BA87D4
Protanopia#9191D4
Protanomaly#A38DD4
Deuteranopia#9A9AD3
Deuteranomaly#A893D3
Tritanopia#B19494
Tritanomaly#B48FB1
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA87D4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba87d4: #BA87D4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA87D4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba87d4': '#BA87D4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.529, blue: 0.831)
Android XML<color name="color_ba87d4">#BA87D4</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA87D4"

More Purple Colors

#BA87D4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BA87D4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA87D4?

#BA87D4 is a light purple — rgb(186, 135, 212) in RGB and hsl(280, 47%, 68%) 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 9.46.

What is the RGB value of #BA87D4?

#BA87D4 is rgb(186, 135, 212) — red 186, green 135, and blue 212 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA87D4?

#BA87D4 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 36%, 0%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA87D4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BA87D4 scores 2.8:1 against white and 7.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA87D4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA87D4 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 14.19, which is visibly different.

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