Colour

#BA97C2

#BA97C2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BA97C2 is a violet with RGB values 186, 151, 194 and HSL 289°, 26%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BA97C2

RGBrgb(186, 151, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.5922, 0.7608

RGB percentages72.9%, 59.2%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(288.8, 26.1%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.8, 22.2%, 76.1%)

CMYK4.1%, 22.2%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,228,546

CSS custom property--colour: #BA97C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1

Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#45683D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#93A0C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AA4C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BB9BA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.3 Thistle · ΔE 17.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 24.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 25 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.2 Pink · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FC297

Analogous#A597C2, #C297B5

Triadic#C2BA97, #97C2BA

Split complementary#B5C297, #97C2A5

Tetradic#C2A597, #9FC297, #97B5C2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF7FB

Lighter +20%#E5D7E8

Lighter +10%#CFB7D5

Darker −10%#A577AF

Darker −20%#8D5A99

Darker −30%#704779

Darker −40%#523459

More saturated +25%#C782D7

Less saturated −25%#ADACAD

Channel breakdown

R186

G151

B194

Red186 (72.9%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue288.84°

Saturation (HSL)26.06%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 97 · B C2

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