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Recognised as Colour

#BA96DE

  • #BA96DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BA96DE is a violet with RGB values 186, 150, 222 and HSL 270°, 52%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BA96DE#BA96DE
HEX#BA96DE
RGBrgb(186, 150, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.5882, 0.8706
RGB percentages72.9%, 58.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(270, 52.2%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 32.4%, 87.1%)
CMYK16.2%, 32.4%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,228,318
CSS custom property--colour: #BA96DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#456921

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88A3E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FA5DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B5A0B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.4Medium purple · ΔE 24.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.8Orchid · ΔE 28.7Thistle · ΔE 29.1Violet · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BADE96
Analogous#9696DE, #DE96DE
Triadic#DEBA96, #96DEBA
Split complementary#DEDE96, #96DE96
Tetradic#DE9696, #BADE96, #96DEDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDE4F6
Lighter +10%#D4BDEA
Darker −10%#A16FD2
Darker −20%#8748C6
Darker −30%#6E34A7
Darker −40%#542880
More saturated +25%#BA85EF
Less saturated −25%#BAA7CD

Channel breakdown

R186
G150
B222
Red186 (72.9%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)52.17%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 96 · B DE

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