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#BAA3DC Color

#BAA3DC is rgb(186, 163, 220) in RGB, hsl(264, 45%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 26%, 0%, 14%) 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 3.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAA3DC
HEX#BAA3DC
RGBrgb(186, 163, 220)
HSLhsl(264, 45%, 75%)
HSVhsv(264, 26%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 26%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(75.5% 0.084 302.9)
LABlab(70.54% 16.98 -25.87)
LCHlch(70.54% 30.95 303.28)

What #BAA3DC 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 #BAA3DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 3.63Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 6.81Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 6.99Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 8.44Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 10.22Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 11.63

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

#BAA3DC Channel Values

How #BAA3DC 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 163 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 45% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 26% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.24:1 vs white · 9.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAA3DC 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 text2.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BAA3DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BAA3DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAA3DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BAA3DC
Complementary
#C5DCA3
Analogous
#A3A8DC
Analogous
#D6A3DC
Triadic
#DCBAA3
Triadic
#A3DCBA
Split comp.
#DCD6A3
Split comp.
#A8DCA3

Tints & Shades of #BAA3DC

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

#C2AEE0
#CDBCE6
#D5C8EA
#DED3EE
#E6DEF2
#F1EDF8

Shades

#9E7ECE
#8259C0
#683FA6
#4F307E
#382259
#201434

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BAA3DC.

How #BAA3DC 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#BAA3DC
Protanopia#A7A7DC
Protanomaly#AFA6DC
Deuteranopia#ABABDC
Deuteranomaly#B1A8DC
Tritanopia#B2ACAC
Tritanomaly#B5A8C1
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAA3DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-baa3dc: #BAA3DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAA3DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-baa3dc': '#BAA3DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.639, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_baa3dc">#BAA3DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAA3DC"

More Purple Colors

#BAA3DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BAA3DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAA3DC?

#BAA3DC is a light purple — rgb(186, 163, 220) in RGB and hsl(264, 45%, 75%) 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 3.63.

What is the RGB value of #BAA3DC?

#BAA3DC is rgb(186, 163, 220) — red 186, green 163, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAA3DC?

#BAA3DC converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 26%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAA3DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAA3DC scores 2.24:1 against white and 9.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAA3DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAA3DC 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 14.53, 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.