Recognised as Colour

#BA98E7

#BA98E7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BA98E7 is a violet with RGB values 186, 152, 231 and HSL 266°, 62%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BA98E7

RGBrgb(186, 152, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.5961, 0.9059

RGB percentages72.9%, 59.6%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(265.8, 62.2%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.8, 34.2%, 90.6%)

CMYK19.5%, 34.2%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,228,839

CSS custom property--colour: #BA98E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1

Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#456718

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#87A6EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8EA7E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B3A4B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.8 Medium purple · ΔE 21.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.3 Orchid · ΔE 27.9 Violet · ΔE 28.4 Thistle · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C5E798

Analogous#989EE7, #E298E7

Triadic#E7BA98, #98E7BA

Split complementary#E7E298, #9EE798

Tetradic#E7989E, #C5E798, #98E7E2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1EBFA

Lighter +10%#D6C1F1

Darker −10%#9E6FDD

Darker −20%#8345D4

Darker −30%#692BBB

Darker −40%#522291

More saturated +25%#B888F7

Less saturated −25%#BCA8D7

Channel breakdown

R186

G152

B231

Red186 (72.9%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue265.82°

Saturation (HSL)62.2%

Lightness75.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 98 · B E7

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