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Recognised as Colour

#BA96EF

  • #BA96EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#BA96EF is a violet with RGB values 186, 150, 239 and HSL 264°, 74%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BA96EF#BA96EF
HEX#BA96EF
RGBrgb(186, 150, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.5882, 0.9373
RGB percentages72.9%, 58.8%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(264.3, 73.6%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.3, 37.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK22.2%, 37.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,228,335
CSS custom property--colour: #BA96EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#456910

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81A6F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#88A6EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B1A4B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.9Plum · ΔE 18.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.5Orchid · ΔE 25.5Violet · ΔE 25.6Slate blue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBEF96
Analogous#969FEF, #E696EF
Triadic#EFBA96, #96EFBA
Split complementary#EFE696, #9FEF96
Tetradic#EF969E, #CBEF96, #96EFE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4EFFC
Lighter +10%#D7C2F6
Darker −10%#9D6AE8
Darker −20%#803DE2
Darker −30%#651FCD
Darker −40%#5018A1
More saturated +25%#B787FE
Less saturated −25%#BDA5E0

Channel breakdown

R186
G150
B239
Red186 (72.9%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue264.27°
Saturation (HSL)73.55%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 96 · B EF

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