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Recognised as Colour

#BA9EDD

  • #BA9EDD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BA9EDD is a violet with RGB values 186, 158, 221 and HSL 267°, 48%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BA9EDD#BA9EDD
HEX#BA9EDD
RGBrgb(186, 158, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6196, 0.8667
RGB percentages72.9%, 62%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(266.7, 48.1%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.7, 28.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK15.8%, 28.5%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,230,365
CSS custom property--colour: #BA9EDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.8 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#A9A9A9
Inverted#456122

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92A9E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#97AADBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B5A7B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 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

Plum · ΔE 12.4Thistle · ΔE 23.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 26Light steelblue · ΔE 28.5Medium purple · ΔE 30Steel blue · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1DD9E
Analogous#9EA1DD, #DA9EDD
Triadic#DDBA9E, #9EDDBA
Split complementary#DDDA9E, #A2DD9E
Tetradic#DD9EA1, #C1DD9E, #9EDDDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0EAF7
Lighter +10%#D5C4EA
Darker −10%#9F78D0
Darker −20%#8452C3
Darker −30%#6B3BA7
Darker −40%#532D82
More saturated +25%#B88EED
Less saturated −25%#BCAECD

Channel breakdown

R186
G158
B221
Red186 (72.9%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue266.67°
Saturation (HSL)48.09%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 9E · B DD

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