Recognised as Colour
#BA91E2
- #BA91E2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BA91E2 is a violet with RGB values 186, 145, 226 and HSL 270°, 58%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BA91E2#BA91E2
HEX#BA91E2
RGBrgb(186, 145, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.5686, 0.8863
RGB percentages72.9%, 56.9%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(270.4, 58.3%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.4, 35.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK17.7%, 35.8%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,227,042
CSS custom property--colour: #BA91E2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.24:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#456E1D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9E291
Analogous#9191E2, #E291E2
Triadic#E2BA91, #91E2BA
Split complementary#E2E291, #91E291
Tetradic#E29191, #B9E291, #91E2E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G145
B226
Red186 (72.9%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue270.37°
Saturation (HSL)58.27%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 91 · B E2
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