Colour
#BA83DE
- #BA83DE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#BA83DE is a violet with RGB values 186, 131, 222 and HSL 276°, 58%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#BA83DE#BA83DE
HEX#BA83DE
RGBrgb(186, 131, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.5137, 0.8706
RGB percentages72.9%, 51.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(276.3, 58%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.3, 41%, 87.1%)
CMYK16.2%, 41%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,223,454
CSS custom property--colour: #BA83DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#457C21
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A7DE83
Analogous#8D83DE, #DE83D4
Triadic#DEBA83, #83DEBA
Split complementary#D5DE83, #83DE8C
Tetradic#DE8C83, #A7DE83, #83D4DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G131
B222
Red186 (72.9%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue276.26°
Saturation (HSL)57.96%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 83 · B DE
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