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Recognised as Colour

#BA9ADE

  • #BA9ADE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BA9ADE is a violet with RGB values 186, 154, 222 and HSL 268°, 51%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BA9ADE#BA9ADE
HEX#BA9ADE
RGBrgb(186, 154, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6039, 0.8706
RGB percentages72.9%, 60.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(268.2, 50.7%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.2, 30.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK16.2%, 30.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,229,342
CSS custom property--colour: #BA9ADE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#456521

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DA6E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#93A8DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#B5A4B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 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 text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6Thistle · ΔE 26.5Medium purple · ΔE 27Orchid · ΔE 31.2Light steelblue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEDE9A
Analogous#9A9CDE, #DC9ADE
Triadic#DEBA9A, #9ADEBA
Split complementary#DEDC9A, #9CDE9A
Tetradic#DE9A9C, #BEDE9A, #9ADEDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFE7F7
Lighter +10%#D4C0EB
Darker −10%#A074D1
Darker −20%#854DC5
Darker −30%#6C37A8
Darker −40%#532A82
More saturated +25%#B989EF
Less saturated −25%#BBABCD

Channel breakdown

R186
G154
B222
Red186 (72.9%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue268.24°
Saturation (HSL)50.75%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 9A · B DE

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