Colour

#BA7DCA

#BA7DCA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BA7DCA is a violet with RGB values 186, 125, 202 and HSL 288°, 42%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BA7DCA#BA7DCA

HEX#BA7DCA

RGBrgb(186, 125, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.4902, 0.7922

RGB percentages72.9%, 49%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(287.5, 42.1%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.5, 38.1%, 79.2%)

CMYK7.9%, 38.1%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,221,898

CSS custom property--colour: #BA7DCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.87:1

Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#458235

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#728FCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Deuteranopia#8296C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BB869Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.6 Orchid · ΔE 19 Medium purple · ΔE 20.4 Violet · ΔE 22.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 28.9 Slate blue · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8DCA7D

Analogous#937DCA, #CA7DB3

Triadic#CABA7D, #7DCABA

Split complementary#B3CA7D, #7DCA93

Tetradic#CA937D, #8DCA7D, #7DB3CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4EAF6

Lighter +20%#E0C5E8

Lighter +10%#CDA1D9

Darker −10%#A759BB

Darker −20%#8C41A0

Darker −30%#6C327C

Darker −40%#4D2457

More saturated +25%#C766E1

Less saturated −25%#AD94B3

Channel breakdown

R186

G125

B202

Red186 (72.9%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue287.53°

Saturation (HSL)42.08%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 7D · B CA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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