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#BAA9DB Color

#BAA9DB is rgb(186, 169, 219) in RGB, hsl(260, 41%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 23%, 0%, 14%) 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 7.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAA9DB
HEX#BAA9DB
RGBrgb(186, 169, 219)
HSLhsl(260, 41%, 76%)
HSVhsv(260, 23%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 23%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.073 300.3)
LABlab(72.00% 13.69 -23.11)
LCHlch(72.00% 26.86 300.64)

What #BAA9DB 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 #BAA9DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 7.5Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 7.55Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 7.56Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.58Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.1Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 10.75

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

#BAA9DB Channel Values

How #BAA9DB 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 169 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 41% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 23% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.15:1 vs white · 9.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAA9DB 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 text2.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BAA9DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BAA9DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAA9DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BAA9DB
Complementary
#CADBA9
Analogous
#A9B1DB
Analogous
#D3A9DB
Triadic
#DBB9A9
Triadic
#A9DBB9
Split comp.
#DBD3A9
Split comp.
#B1DBA9

Tints & Shades of #BAA9DB

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

#C2B3DF
#CBBEE4
#D4C9E8
#DFD7EE
#E8E2F3
#F1EDF7

Shades

#9C85CC
#7D5DBB
#6344A2
#4D357E
#37265A
#1F1532

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BAA9DB.

How #BAA9DB 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#BAA9DB
Protanopia#ACACDB
Protanomaly#B2ABDB
Deuteranopia#AFAFDB
Deuteranomaly#B3ADDB
Tritanopia#B3B0B0
Tritanomaly#B6ADC3
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAA9DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-baa9db: #BAA9DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAA9DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-baa9db': '#BAA9DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.663, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_baa9db">#BAA9DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAA9DB"

More Purple Colors

#BAA9DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BAA9DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAA9DB?

#BAA9DB is a light purple — rgb(186, 169, 219) in RGB and hsl(260, 41%, 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 7.5.

What is the RGB value of #BAA9DB?

#BAA9DB is rgb(186, 169, 219) — red 186, green 169, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAA9DB?

#BAA9DB converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 23%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAA9DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAA9DB scores 2.15:1 against white and 9.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAA9DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAA9DB 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 16.18, which is visibly different.

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