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Colour

#BA97CF

  • #BA97CF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BA97CF is a violet with RGB values 186, 151, 207 and HSL 278°, 37%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BA97CF#BA97CF
HEX#BA97CF
RGBrgb(186, 151, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.5922, 0.8118
RGB percentages72.9%, 59.2%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(277.5, 36.8%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.5, 27.1%, 81.2%)
CMYK10.1%, 27.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,228,559
CSS custom property--colour: #BA97CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37077WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#456830

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FA2D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#96A5CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B89EABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.1Thistle · ΔE 21.9Light steelblue · ΔE 28.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.6Light slate grey · ΔE 30.8Rosy brown · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACCF97
Analogous#9E97CF, #CF97C8
Triadic#CFBA97, #97CFBA
Split complementary#C8CF97, #97CF9E
Tetradic#CF9E97, #ACCF97, #97C8CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8DDEF
Lighter +10%#D1BADF
Darker −10%#A374BF
Darker −20%#8C51AF
Darker −30%#70418C
Darker −40%#543169
More saturated +25%#BF84E2
Less saturated −25%#B5AABC

Channel breakdown

R186
G151
B207
Red186 (72.9%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue277.5°
Saturation (HSL)36.84%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 97 · B CF

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