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#BA98E1 Color

#BA98E1 is rgb(186, 152, 225) in RGB, hsl(268, 55%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 32%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA98E1
HEX#BA98E1
RGBrgb(186, 152, 225)
HSLhsl(268, 55%, 74%)
HSVhsv(268, 32%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 32%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.109 305.2)
LABlab(68.02% 23.59 -32.45)
LCHlch(68.02% 40.12 306.01)

What #BA98E1 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 #BA98E1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 7.65Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.44Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.02Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 11.42African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.52Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 13.36

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

#BA98E1 Channel Values

How #BA98E1 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 152 · B 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 55% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 32% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA98E1 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 text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BA98E1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BA98E1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA98E1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BA98E1
Complementary
#BFE198
Analogous
#989BE1
Analogous
#DF98E1
Triadic
#E1BA98
Triadic
#98E1BA
Split comp.
#E1DF98
Split comp.
#9BE198

Tints & Shades of #BA98E1

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

#C2A4E5
#CDB4E9
#D5C0ED
#DFD0F1
#E7DBF5
#F2EBF9

Shades

#A071D6
#8549CA
#6C32AE
#542786
#3B1C5F
#221037

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BA98E1.

How #BA98E1 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#BA98E1
Protanopia#9E9EE1
Protanomaly#AA9CE1
Deuteranopia#A4A4E0
Deuteranomaly#AD9FE1
Tritanopia#B0A4A4
Tritanomaly#B49FBF
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA98E1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba98e1: #BA98E1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA98E1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba98e1': '#BA98E1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.596, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_ba98e1">#BA98E1</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA98E1"

More Purple Colors

#BA98E1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BA98E1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA98E1?

#BA98E1 is a light purple — rgb(186, 152, 225) in RGB and hsl(268, 55%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.65.

What is the RGB value of #BA98E1?

#BA98E1 is rgb(186, 152, 225) — red 186, green 152, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA98E1?

#BA98E1 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 32%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA98E1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BA98E1 scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA98E1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA98E1 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 13.84, which is visibly different.

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