Recognised as Colour
#BAACD7
- #BAACD7
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BAACD7 is a violet with RGB values 186, 172, 215 and HSL 260°, 35%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BAACD7#BAACD7
HEX#BAACD7
RGBrgb(186, 172, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6745, 0.8431
RGB percentages72.9%, 67.5%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(259.5, 35%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.5, 20%, 84.3%)
CMYK13.5%, 20%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,233,943
CSS custom property--colour: #BAACD7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.97:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#455328
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 text9.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C9D7AC
Analogous#ACB4D7, #D0ACD7
Triadic#D7BAAC, #ACD7BA
Split complementary#D7D0AC, #B4D7AC
Tetradic#D7ACB4, #C9D7AC, #ACD7D0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G172
B215
Red186 (72.9%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue259.53°
Saturation (HSL)34.96%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G AC · B D7
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