Recognised as Colour

#BA9CCA

#BA9CCA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BA9CCA is a violet with RGB values 186, 156, 202 and HSL 279°, 30%, 70%. 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

#BA9CCA#BA9CCA

HEX#BA9CCA

RGBrgb(186, 156, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6118, 0.7922

RGB percentages72.9%, 61.2%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(279.1, 30.3%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.1, 22.8%, 79.2%)

CMYK7.9%, 22.8%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,229,834

CSS custom property--colour: #BA9CCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1

Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#456335

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#96A5CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9CA8C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B9A1ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.1 Thistle · ΔE 16.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 23.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.6 Dark grey · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACCA9C

Analogous#A39CCA, #CA9CC3

Triadic#CABA9C, #9CCABA

Split complementary#C3CA9C, #9CCAA3

Tetradic#CAA39C, #ACCA9C, #9CC3CA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E8DEEE

Lighter +10%#D1BDDC

Darker −10%#A37BB8

Darker −20%#8C5AA6

Darker −30%#704786

Darker −40%#543664

More saturated +25%#C089DD

Less saturated −25%#B4AFB7

Channel breakdown

R186

G156

B202

Red186 (72.9%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue279.13°

Saturation (HSL)30.26%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 9C · B CA

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Ba9CCa (chemical formula)

Formula
1,288.059 g/mol
11 atoms

Ba9CCa has a molar mass of 1,288.059 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 9 × Ba, 1 × C, 1 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,288.059 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.1388723 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.675361 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Ba96%

C0.9%

Ca3.1%

Barium (Ba × 9)1,235.97 g/mol, 95.956%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.932%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 3.112%

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