Recognised as Colour
#BA88DE
- #BA88DE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#BA88DE is a violet with RGB values 186, 136, 222 and HSL 275°, 57%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#BA88DE#BA88DE
HEX#BA88DE
RGBrgb(186, 136, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.5333, 0.8706
RGB percentages72.9%, 53.3%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(274.9, 56.6%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.9, 38.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK16.2%, 38.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,224,734
CSS custom property--colour: #BA88DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.66:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#457721
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACDE88
Analogous#8F88DE, #DE88D7
Triadic#DEBA88, #88DEBA
Split complementary#D7DE88, #88DE8F
Tetradic#DE8F88, #ACDE88, #88D7DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G136
B222
Red186 (72.9%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue274.88°
Saturation (HSL)56.58%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 88 · B DE
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