#ba87db

Color #ba87db

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.57 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#ba87db

RGB

rgb(186, 135, 219)

HSL

hsl(276.4, 53.8%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.4, 38.4%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.1%, 38.4%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(64.07, 34.81, -35.51)

LCH

lch(64.07, 49.73, 314.43)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.1305, 311.24)

HWB

hwb(276.4, 52.9%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8db87

Analogous

#9087db

#ba87db

#db87d2

Triadic

#ba87db

#dbba87

#87dbba

Split-complementary

#ba87db

#d2db87

#87db90

Tetradic

#ba87db

#db87a8

#a8db87

#87dbba

Square

#ba87db

#db9087

#a8db87

#87d2db

Shades

Color #ba87db mixed toward black.

#a05acd

#8437b5

#632988

#421b5b

#210e2d

Tints

Color #ba87db mixed toward white.

#c59be1

#d1afe7

#dcc3ed

#e8d7f3

#f3ebf9

Tones

Color #ba87db mixed toward gray.

#b88ed4

#b795cd

#b59cc6

#b4a3bf

#b2aab8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6cb · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#a9adc7 · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#b8bdb9 · ΔE 27.5

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 24.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ba87db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ba87db]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#ba87db (#ba87db) is rgb(186, 135, 219) in RGB.

No, #ba87db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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