Colour

#BA99FA

#BA99FA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BA99FA is a violet with RGB values 186, 153, 250 and HSL 260°, 91%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BA99FA#BA99FA

HEX#BA99FA

RGBrgb(186, 153, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6, 0.9804

RGB percentages72.9%, 60%, 98%

HSLhsl(260.4, 90.7%, 79%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.4, 38.8%, 98%)

CMYK25.6%, 38.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,229,114

CSS custom property--colour: #BA99FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.02:1

Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#456605

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#80AAFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#86A9F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Tritanopia#AEA9BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.6 Plum · ΔE 22.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4 Violet · ΔE 25.5 Orchid · ΔE 26.2 Slate blue · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D9FA99

Analogous#99A9FA, #EA99FA

Triadic#FABA99, #99FABA

Split complementary#FAEA99, #A9FA99

Tetradic#FA99A9, #D9FA99, #99FAEA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCFAFF

Lighter +10%#DBCAFC

Darker −10%#9968F8

Darker −20%#7838F5

Darker −30%#590CEE

Darker −40%#4709BE

More saturated +25%#B894FF

Less saturated −25%#BEA6ED

Channel breakdown

R186

G153

B250

Red186 (72.9%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue260.41°

Saturation (HSL)90.65%

Lightness79.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 99 · B FA

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