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#BA9DE2 Color

#BA9DE2 is rgb(186, 157, 226) in RGB, hsl(265, 54%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 31%, 0%, 11%) 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 5.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA9DE2
HEX#BA9DE2
RGBrgb(186, 157, 226)
HSLhsl(265, 54%, 75%)
HSVhsv(265, 31%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 31%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(74.7% 0.102 303.3)
LABlab(69.26% 21.13 -31.10)
LCHlch(69.26% 37.60 304.19)

What #BA9DE2 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 #BA9DE2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 5.04Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 7.2Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.52Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 11.77African Violet#B284BEΔE 12.05Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 12.15

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

#BA9DE2 Channel Values

How #BA9DE2 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 157 · B 2268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 54% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 31% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.33:1 vs white · 9.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA9DE2 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 text2.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BA9DE2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BA9DE2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA9DE2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BA9DE2
Complementary
#C5E29D
Analogous
#9DA3E2
Analogous
#DC9DE2
Triadic
#E2BA9D
Triadic
#9DE2BA
Split comp.
#E2DC9D
Split comp.
#A3E29D

Tints & Shades of #BA9DE2

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

#C2A9E5
#CDB8EA
#D5C4ED
#DED0F1
#E6DCF4
#F1EBF9

Shades

#9E76D6
#824ECA
#6835B1
#4F2886
#381C5E
#201037

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BA9DE2.

How #BA9DE2 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#BA9DE2
Protanopia#A2A2E2
Protanomaly#ACA0E2
Deuteranopia#A7A7E1
Deuteranomaly#AFA3E2
Tritanopia#B1A8A8
Tritanomaly#B4A4C2
Achromatopsia#AAAAAA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA9DE2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba9de2: #BA9DE2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA9DE2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba9de2': '#BA9DE2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.616, blue: 0.886)
Android XML<color name="color_ba9de2">#BA9DE2</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA9DE2"

More Purple Colors

#BA9DE2 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BA9DE2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA9DE2?

#BA9DE2 is a light purple — rgb(186, 157, 226) in RGB and hsl(265, 54%, 75%) 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 5.04.

What is the RGB value of #BA9DE2?

#BA9DE2 is rgb(186, 157, 226) — red 186, green 157, and blue 226 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA9DE2?

#BA9DE2 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 31%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA9DE2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BA9DE2 scores 2.33:1 against white and 9.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA9DE2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA9DE2 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 13.92, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.