Recognised as Colour

#BAA2EF

#BAA2EF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BAA2EF is a violet with RGB values 186, 162, 239 and HSL 259°, 71%, 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

#BAA2EF#BAA2EF

HEX#BAA2EF

RGBrgb(186, 162, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6353, 0.9373

RGB percentages72.9%, 63.5%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(258.7, 70.6%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.7, 32.2%, 93.7%)

CMYK22.2%, 32.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,231,407

CSS custom property--colour: #BAA2EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.5:1

Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#455D10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#90AEF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#94AEEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Tritanopia#B0AEBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4 Medium purple · ΔE 25.2 Thistle · ΔE 29.8 Orchid · ΔE 32.2 Violet · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D7EFA2

Analogous#A2B1EF, #E1A2EF

Triadic#EFBAA2, #A2EFBA

Split complementary#EFE1A2, #B1EFA2

Tetradic#EFA2B1, #D7EFA2, #A2EFE1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBF9FE

Lighter +10%#DACEF6

Darker −10%#9A76E8

Darker −20%#794BE0

Darker −30%#5B24D4

Darker −40%#481DA8

More saturated +25%#B594FD

Less saturated −25%#BFB0E1

Channel breakdown

R186

G162

B239

Red186 (72.9%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue258.7°

Saturation (HSL)70.64%

Lightness78.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G A2 · B EF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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