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Recognised as Colour

#BA9DC6

  • #BA9DC6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#BA9DC6 is a violet with RGB values 186, 157, 198 and HSL 282°, 26%, 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 Thistle.

Colour values

#BA9DC6#BA9DC6
HEX#BA9DC6
RGBrgb(186, 157, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6157, 0.7765
RGB percentages72.9%, 61.6%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(282.4, 26.5%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.4, 20.7%, 77.6%)
CMYK6.1%, 20.7%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,230,086
CSS custom property--colour: #BA9DC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3863WCAG 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 8.73:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#456239

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98A5C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EA8C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BAA1ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 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 text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 14.8Plum · ΔE 15.9Light steelblue · ΔE 21.9Rosy brown · ΔE 24.2Light slate grey · ΔE 24.7Dark grey · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 14.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9C69D
Analogous#A69DC6, #C69DBD
Triadic#C6BA9D, #9DC6BA
Split complementary#BEC69D, #9DC6A6
Tetradic#C6A69D, #A9C69D, #9DBDC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#E7DDEC
Lighter +10%#D1BDD9
Darker −10%#A37DB3
Darker −20%#8C5DA0
Darker −30%#704A80
Darker −40%#54385F
More saturated +25%#C28AD9
Less saturated −25%#B2B0B3

Channel breakdown

R186
G157
B198
Red186 (72.9%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue282.44°
Saturation (HSL)26.45%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 9D · B C6

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