Recognised as Colour
#BA90EF
- #BA90EF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#BA90EF is a violet with RGB values 186, 144, 239 and HSL 267°, 75%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#BA90EF#BA90EF
HEX#BA90EF
RGBrgb(186, 144, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.5647, 0.9373
RGB percentages72.9%, 56.5%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(266.5, 74.8%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.5, 39.7%, 93.7%)
CMYK22.2%, 39.7%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,226,799
CSS custom property--colour: #BA90EF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#456F10
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C5EF90
Analogous#9096EF, #E990EF
Triadic#EFBA90, #90EFBA
Split complementary#EFE990, #96EF90
Tetradic#EF9096, #C5EF90, #90EFE9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G144
B239
Red186 (72.9%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue266.53°
Saturation (HSL)74.8%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 90 · B EF
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