Recognised as Colour

#BA95FB

#BA95FB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BA95FB is a violet with RGB values 186, 149, 251 and HSL 262°, 93%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BA95FB#BA95FB

HEX#BA95FB

RGBrgb(186, 149, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.5843, 0.9843

RGB percentages72.9%, 58.4%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(261.8, 92.7%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 40.6%, 98.4%)

CMYK25.9%, 40.6%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,228,091

CSS custom property--colour: #BA95FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.78:1

Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#456A04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7AA7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#81A7F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Tritanopia#AEA6BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.5 Violet · ΔE 23.9 Plum · ΔE 24.5 Orchid · ΔE 24.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1 Slate blue · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D6FB95

Analogous#95A3FB, #ED95FB

Triadic#FBBA95, #95FBBA

Split complementary#FBED95, #A3FB95

Tetradic#FB95A3, #D6FB95, #95FBED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAF7FF

Lighter +10%#DAC6FD

Darker −10%#9A64F9

Darker −20%#7A33F7

Darker −30%#5C09EE

Darker −40%#4907BD

More saturated +25%#B991FF

Less saturated −25%#BEA3ED

Channel breakdown

R186

G149

B251

Red186 (72.9%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue261.76°

Saturation (HSL)92.73%

Lightness78.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 95 · B FB

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Ba95FB (chemical formula)

Formula
13,076.158 g/mol
97 atoms

Ba95FB has a molar mass of 13,076.158 g/mol, made up of 97 atoms across 3 elements: 95 × Ba, 1 × F, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass13,076.158 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule97

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.1713471 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram4.6054359 × 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%

F0.1%

B0.1%

Barium (Ba × 95)13,046.35 g/mol, 99.772%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.145%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.083%

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