Recognised as Colour

#BAA1F2

#BAA1F2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BAA1F2 is a violet with RGB values 186, 161, 242 and HSL 259°, 76%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BAA1F2

RGBrgb(186, 161, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6314, 0.949

RGB percentages72.9%, 63.1%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(258.5, 75.7%, 79%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.5, 33.5%, 94.9%)

CMYK23.1%, 33.5%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,231,154

CSS custom property--colour: #BAA1F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.47:1

Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#455E0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8DAEF5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original

Deuteranopia#91ADF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Tritanopia#AFAEBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2 Medium purple · ΔE 23.5 Violet · ΔE 30.9 Orchid · ΔE 31 Thistle · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D9F2A1

Analogous#A1B1F2, #E2A1F2

Triadic#F2BAA1, #A1F2BA

Split complementary#F2E2A1, #B1F2A1

Tetradic#F2A1B1, #D9F2A1, #A1F2E2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCFBFE

Lighter +10%#DBCEF8

Darker −10%#9974EC

Darker −20%#7847E6

Darker −30%#591EDC

Darker −40%#4718AF

More saturated +25%#B594FF

Less saturated −25%#BFAEE5

Channel breakdown

R186

G161

B242

Red186 (72.9%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue258.52°

Saturation (HSL)75.7%

Lightness79.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G A1 · B F2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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