Recognised as Colour
#BAABDC
- #BAABDC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BAABDC is a violet with RGB values 186, 171, 220 and HSL 258°, 41%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BAABDC#BAABDC
HEX#BAABDC
RGBrgb(186, 171, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6706, 0.8627
RGB percentages72.9%, 67.1%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(258.4, 41.2%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.4, 22.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK15.5%, 22.3%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,233,692
CSS custom property--colour: #BAABDC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44732WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.95:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#455423
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CDDCAB
Analogous#ABB5DC, #D2ABDC
Triadic#DCBAAB, #ABDCBA
Split complementary#DCD2AB, #B4DCAB
Tetradic#DCABB5, #CDDCAB, #ABDCD2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G171
B220
Red186 (72.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue258.37°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G AB · B DC
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