#ba9dca

Color #ba9dca

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.64 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ba9dca

RGB

rgb(186, 157, 202)

HSL

hsl(278.7, 29.8%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.7, 22.3%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.9%, 22.3%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(68.62, 19, -19.06)

LCH

lch(68.62, 26.91, 314.91)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0712, 313.46)

HWB

hwb(278.7, 61.6%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adca9d

Analogous

#a49dca

#ba9dca

#ca9dc3

Triadic

#ba9dca

#caba9d

#9dcaba

Split-complementary

#ba9dca

#c3ca9d

#9dcaa4

Tetradic

#ba9dca

#ca9dad

#adca9d

#9dcaba

Square

#ba9dca

#caa49d

#adca9d

#9dc3ca

Shades

Color #ba9dca mixed toward black.

#9f76b5

#82549b

#623f75

#412a4e

#211527

Tints

Color #ba9dca mixed toward white.

#c6add3

#d1bedc

#ddcee5

#e8deed

#f4eff6

Tones

Color #ba9dca mixed toward gray.

#b9a1c6

#b8a5c3

#b7a8bf

#b6acbb

#b5b0b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaec0 · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#b0b2be · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#b9b8b6 · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ba9dca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ba9dca]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#ba9dca (#ba9dca) is rgb(186, 157, 202) in RGB.

No, #ba9dca is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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