#BAABDD — Purple

#BAABDD is a purple in the Purple family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty light mauve, and it is also commonly known as Mauve, Light Orchid. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#BAABDD color swatch, purple#BAABDD
CSS Nameplum (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f6f5f9
100#ebe8f1
200#dbd6e7
300#c3bbd9
400#a79ac5
500#9181b3
600#7f70a0
700#6a5c87
800#584c72
900#4a4061
950#2c253a

Accessibility

Contrast on white
2.11:1
Contrast on black
9.96:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whiteFail

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.005 298.4); /* #f6f5f9 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.011 298.4); /* #ebe8f1 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.023 298.4); /* #dbd6e7 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.042 298.4); /* #c3bbd9 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.063 298.4); /* #a79ac5 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.076 298.4); /* #9181b3 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.074 298.4); /* #7f70a0 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.07 298.4); /* #6a5c87 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.062 298.4); /* #584c72 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.056 298.4); /* #4a4061 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.039 298.4); /* #2c253a */
}

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