Colour

#BAACE4

#BAACE4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BAACE4 is a violet with RGB values 186, 172, 228 and HSL 255°, 51%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BAACE4#BAACE4

HEX#BAACE4

RGBrgb(186, 172, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6745, 0.8941

RGB percentages72.9%, 67.5%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(255, 50.9%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255, 24.6%, 89.4%)

CMYK18.4%, 24.6%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,233,956

CSS custom property--colour: #BAACE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.11:1

Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3

Inverted#45531B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A0B4E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A1B3E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B2B5BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.9 Thistle · ΔE 18.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.6 Lavender · ΔE 27.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D6E4AC

Analogous#ACBAE4, #D6ACE4

Triadic#E4BAAC, #ACE4BA

Split complementary#E4D6AC, #BAE4AC

Tetradic#E4ACBA, #D6E4AC, #ACE4D6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAF9FD

Lighter +10%#DAD2F1

Darker −10%#9A86D7

Darker −20%#7A5FCB

Darker −30%#5C3DBA

Darker −40%#493094

More saturated +25%#B39EF2

Less saturated −25%#C1BAD6

Channel breakdown

R186

G172

B228

Red186 (72.9%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue255°

Saturation (HSL)50.91%

Lightness78.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G AC · B E4

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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