Colour

#BA9DC0

#BA9DC0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#BA9DC0 is a violet with RGB values 186, 157, 192 and HSL 290°, 22%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#BA9DC0#BA9DC0

HEX#BA9DC0

RGBrgb(186, 157, 192)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6157, 0.7529

RGB percentages72.9%, 61.6%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(289.7, 21.7%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.7, 18.2%, 75.3%)

CMYK3.1%, 18.2%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,230,080

CSS custom property--colour: #BA9DC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.67:1

Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#45623F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9AA4C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A0A8BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BBA0A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13.3 Plum · ΔE 18.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.2 Dark grey · ΔE 22.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A3C09D

Analogous#A99DC0, #C09DB4

Triadic#C0BA9D, #9DC0BA

Split complementary#B4C09D, #9DC0A9

Tetradic#C0A99D, #A3C09D, #9DB4C0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFAFC

Lighter +20%#E6DBE8

Lighter +10%#D0BCD4

Darker −10%#A47EAC

Darker −20%#8D6196

Darker −30%#704D77

Darker −40%#533958

More saturated +25%#C789D4

Less saturated −25%#AFAFAF

Channel breakdown

R186

G157

B192

Red186 (72.9%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue289.71°

Saturation (HSL)21.74%

Lightness68.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 9D · B C0

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Colour values

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