Recognised as Colour

#BA98DA

#BA98DA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BA98DA is a violet with RGB values 186, 152, 218 and HSL 271°, 47%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BA98DA

RGBrgb(186, 152, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.5961, 0.8549

RGB percentages72.9%, 59.6%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(270.9, 47.1%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.9, 30.3%, 85.5%)

CMYK14.7%, 30.3%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,228,826

CSS custom property--colour: #BA98DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.59:1

Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#456725

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8CA4DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#93A6D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B6A1B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.4 Thistle · ΔE 26 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.5 Medium purple · ΔE 27.5 Orchid · ΔE 31.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B8DA98

Analogous#9998DA, #DA98D9

Triadic#DABA98, #98DABA

Split complementary#D9DA98, #98DA99

Tetradic#DA9998, #B8DA98, #98D9DA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECE3F5

Lighter +10%#D3BEE7

Darker −10%#A172CD

Darker −20%#884DBF

Darker −30%#6E39A0

Darker −40%#542C7A

More saturated +25%#BB86EB

Less saturated −25%#B9AAC8

Channel breakdown

R186

G152

B218

Red186 (72.9%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue270.91°

Saturation (HSL)47.14%

Lightness72.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 98 · B DA

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Colour values

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