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#BA9FE5 Color

#BA9FE5 is rgb(186, 159, 229) in RGB, hsl(263, 57%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 31%, 0%, 10%) 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 5.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA9FE5
HEX#BA9FE5
RGBrgb(186, 159, 229)
HSLhsl(263, 57%, 76%)
HSVhsv(263, 31%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 31%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(75.1% 0.103 301.7)
LABlab(69.84% 20.59 -31.84)
LCHlch(69.84% 37.92 302.88)

What #BA9FE5 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 #BA9FE5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 5.29Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 7.94Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.13Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 11.62Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 11.65African Violet#B284BEΔE 13.12

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

#BA9FE5 Channel Values

How #BA9FE5 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 159 · B 2298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 57% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 31% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.29:1 vs white · 9.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA9FE5 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 text2.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BA9FE5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BA9FE5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA9FE5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BA9FE5
Complementary
#CAE59F
Analogous
#9FA7E5
Analogous
#DD9FE5
Triadic
#E5BA9F
Triadic
#9FE5BA
Split comp.
#E5DD9F
Split comp.
#A7E59F

Tints & Shades of #BA9FE5

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

#C2ABE8
#CBB7EB
#D4C3EF
#DFD3F3
#E8DFF6
#F1EBFA

Shades

#9D77DA
#7D4BCE
#6331B4
#4D268C
#371B64
#1F0F38

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BA9FE5.

How #BA9FE5 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#BA9FE5
Protanopia#A4A4E5
Protanomaly#ADA2E5
Deuteranopia#A9A9E4
Deuteranomaly#B0A5E5
Tritanopia#B0AAAA
Tritanomaly#B4A6C4
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA9FE5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba9fe5: #BA9FE5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA9FE5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba9fe5': '#BA9FE5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.624, blue: 0.898)
Android XML<color name="color_ba9fe5">#BA9FE5</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA9FE5"

More Purple Colors

#BA9FE5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BA9FE5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA9FE5?

#BA9FE5 is a light purple — rgb(186, 159, 229) in RGB and hsl(263, 57%, 76%) 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 5.29.

What is the RGB value of #BA9FE5?

#BA9FE5 is rgb(186, 159, 229) — red 186, green 159, and blue 229 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA9FE5?

#BA9FE5 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 31%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA9FE5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BA9FE5 scores 2.29:1 against white and 9.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA9FE5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA9FE5 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 14.64, which is visibly different.

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