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#BAA3EF Color

#BAA3EF is rgb(186, 163, 239) in RGB, hsl(258, 70%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 32%, 0%, 6%) 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 8.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAA3EF
HEX#BAA3EF
RGBrgb(186, 163, 239)
HSLhsl(258, 70%, 79%)
HSVhsv(258, 32%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 32%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.109 297.7)
LABlab(71.16% 20.23 -35.27)
LCHlch(71.16% 40.66 299.83)

What #BAA3EF 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 #BAA3EF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.26Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 11.16Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 11.28Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 12.18Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 12.37Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 16.14

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

#BAA3EF Channel Values

How #BAA3EF 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 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 70% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 32% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.19:1 vs white · 9.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAA3EF 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 text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BAA3EF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BAA3EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAA3EF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BAA3EF
Complementary
#D8EFA4
Analogous
#A4B3EF
Analogous
#E0A4EF
Triadic
#EFBAA4
Triadic
#A4EFBA
Split comp.
#EFE0A4
Split comp.
#B3EFA4

Tints & Shades of #BAA3EF

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

#C4B1F1
#CBBAF3
#D5C7F5
#DED4F7
#E8E1FA
#EFE9FB

Shades

#9774E7
#7649DF
#5624CC
#421C9C
#2E136C
#1C0B41

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BAA3EF.

How #BAA3EF 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#BAA3EF
Protanopia#A7A7EF
Protanomaly#AFA6EF
Deuteranopia#ABABEF
Deuteranomaly#B1A8EF
Tritanopia#AFAFAF
Tritanomaly#B3AACC
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAA3EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-baa3ef: #BAA3EF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAA3EF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-baa3ef': '#BAA3EF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.639, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_baa3ef">#BAA3EF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAA3EF"

More Purple Colors

#BAA3EF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BAA3EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAA3EF?

#BAA3EF is a light purple — rgb(186, 163, 239) in RGB and hsl(258, 70%, 79%) 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 8.26.

What is the RGB value of #BAA3EF?

#BAA3EF is rgb(186, 163, 239) — red 186, green 163, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAA3EF?

#BAA3EF converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 32%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAA3EF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAA3EF scores 2.19:1 against white and 9.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAA3EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAA3EF 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 17.17, which is visibly different.

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