Palettes / Colors / #BA61FA
#BA61FA — Light Vivid Purple
#BA61FA is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #BA61FA when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#BA61FA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #A1FA61; it also sits naturally between #6D61FA and #FA61ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BA61FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 186, 97, 250 |
| HSL | 275°, 94%, 68% |
| HSV | 275°, 61%, 98% |
| CMYK | 26%, 61%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 41.78, 25.89, 93.24 |
| Yxy | 25.89, 0.2596, 0.1609 |
| CIE-Lab | 57.93, 61.49, -62.45 |
| Hunter Lab | 50.88, 61.20, -78.71 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 38% · Blue 98%
Cyan 26% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BA61FA
.text { color: #BA61FA; }
.background { background-color: #BA61FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BA61FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 97, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 94%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BA61FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 97, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BA61FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 97, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BA61FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BA61FA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BA61FA
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Tones of #BA61FA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #A1FA61:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.40:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 6.18:1 AA |
Best text color on #BA61FA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BA61FA
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BA61FA: ·
How #BA61FA looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #BA61FA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BA61FA?
#BA61FA is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 186, 97, 250). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BA61FA?
#BA61FA is RGB 186, 97, 250 — HSL 275°, 94%, 68% — CMYK 26%, 61%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #BA61FA?
Its complement is #A1FA61; analogous partners are #6D61FA and #FA61ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BA61FA for text?
Black text on #BA61FA has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.40:1.