Colour
#BAA7CC
- #BAA7CC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BAA7CC is a violet with RGB values 186, 167, 204 and HSL 271°, 27%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BAA7CC#BAA7CC
HEX#BAA7CC
RGBrgb(186, 167, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6549, 0.8
RGB percentages72.9%, 65.5%, 80%
HSLhsl(270.8, 26.6%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.8, 18.1%, 80%)
CMYK8.8%, 18.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,232,652
CSS custom property--colour: #BAA7CC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.49:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#455833
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9CCA7
Analogous#A8A7CC, #CCA7CC
Triadic#CCBAA7, #A7CCBA
Split complementary#CCCCA7, #A7CCA8
Tetradic#CCA7A7, #B9CCA7, #A7CCCC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G167
B204
Red186 (72.9%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue270.81°
Saturation (HSL)26.62%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G A7 · B CC
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