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#BAA0DA Color

#BAA0DA is rgb(186, 160, 218) in RGB, hsl(267, 44%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 27%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAA0DA
HEX#BAA0DA
RGBrgb(186, 160, 218)
HSLhsl(267, 44%, 74%)
HSVhsv(267, 27%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 27%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(74.9% 0.086 304.9)
LABlab(69.74% 18.22 -26.00)
LCHlch(69.74% 31.75 305.03)

What #BAA0DA 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 #BAA0DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#BAA0DA Channel Values

How #BAA0DA 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 160 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 44% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 27% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.3:1 vs white · 9.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAA0DA 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 text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BAA0DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAA0DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BAA0DA

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BAA0DA.

How #BAA0DA 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#BAA0DA
Protanopia#A5A5DA
Protanomaly#AEA3DA
Deuteranopia#A9A9D9
Deuteranomaly#B0A6DA
Tritanopia#B2A9A9
Tritanomaly#B5A5BE
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAA0DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-baa0da: #BAA0DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAA0DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-baa0da': '#BAA0DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.627, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_baa0da">#BAA0DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAA0DA"

More Purple Colors

#BAA0DA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BAA0DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAA0DA?

#BAA0DA is a light purple — rgb(186, 160, 218) in RGB and hsl(267, 44%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.19.

What is the RGB value of #BAA0DA?

#BAA0DA is rgb(186, 160, 218) — red 186, green 160, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAA0DA?

#BAA0DA converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 27%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAA0DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAA0DA scores 2.3:1 against white and 9.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAA0DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAA0DA 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 13.6, which is visibly different.

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