Recognised as Colour

#BA89CB

#BA89CB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BA89CB is a violet with RGB values 186, 137, 203 and HSL 285°, 39%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BA89CB#BA89CB

HEX#BA89CB

RGBrgb(186, 137, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.5373, 0.7961

RGB percentages72.9%, 53.7%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(284.5, 38.8%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.5, 32.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK8.4%, 32.5%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,224,971

CSS custom property--colour: #BA89CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32642WCAG 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 7.53:1

Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#457634

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8098CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B9CC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BA91A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.9 Medium purple · ΔE 25.7 Orchid · ΔE 26.1 Violet · ΔE 28.4 Thistle · ΔE 29.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9ACB89

Analogous#9989CB, #CB89BB

Triadic#CBBA89, #89CBBA

Split complementary#BBCB89, #89CB99

Tetradic#CB9989, #9ACB89, #89BBCB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8F3FA

Lighter +20%#E3D0EA

Lighter +10%#CFACDB

Darker −10%#A566BB

Darker −20%#8D49A5

Darker −30%#6F3982

Darker −40%#512A5E

More saturated +25%#C474E0

Less saturated −25%#B09EB6

Channel breakdown

R186

G137

B203

Red186 (72.9%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue284.55°

Saturation (HSL)38.82%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 89 · B CB

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Ba89CB (chemical formula)

Formula
12,245.191 g/mol
91 atoms

Ba89CB has a molar mass of 12,245.191 g/mol, made up of 91 atoms across 3 elements: 89 × Ba, 1 × C, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass12,245.191 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule91

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.0333618 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram4.9179639 × 10^19

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Ba99.8%

C0.1%

B0.1%

Barium (Ba × 89)12,222.37 g/mol, 99.814%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.098%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.088%

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