Recognised as Colour
#BA8AEB
- #BA8AEB
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#BA8AEB is a violet with RGB values 186, 138, 235 and HSL 270°, 71%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#BA8AEB#BA8AEB
HEX#BA8AEB
RGBrgb(186, 138, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.5412, 0.9216
RGB percentages72.9%, 54.1%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(269.7, 70.8%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.7, 41.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK20.9%, 41.3%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,225,259
CSS custom property--colour: #BA8AEB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34614WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#457514
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBEB8A
Analogous#8A8AEB, #EB8AEB
Triadic#EBBA8A, #8AEBBA
Split complementary#EBEB8A, #8AEB8A
Tetradic#EB8A8A, #BBEB8A, #8AEBEB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G138
B235
Red186 (72.9%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue269.69°
Saturation (HSL)70.8%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 8A · B EB
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