Recognised as Colour
#BAADD9
- #BAADD9
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BAADD9 is a violet with RGB values 186, 173, 217 and HSL 258°, 37%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BAADD9#BAADD9
HEX#BAADD9
RGBrgb(186, 173, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6784, 0.851
RGB percentages72.9%, 67.8%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(257.7, 36.7%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.7, 20.3%, 85.1%)
CMYK14.3%, 20.3%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,234,201
CSS custom property--colour: #BAADD9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.07:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#455226
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCD9AD
Analogous#ADB6D9, #D0ADD9
Triadic#D9BAAD, #ADD9BA
Split complementary#D9D0AD, #B6D9AD
Tetradic#D9ADB6, #CCD9AD, #ADD9D0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G173
B217
Red186 (72.9%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue257.73°
Saturation (HSL)36.67%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G AD · B D9
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