Recognised as Colour
#BAAED3
- #BAAED3
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BAAED3 is a violet with RGB values 186, 174, 211 and HSL 259°, 30%, 75%. 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
#BAAED3#BAAED3
HEX#BAAED3
RGBrgb(186, 174, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6824, 0.8275
RGB percentages72.9%, 68.2%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(259.5, 29.6%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.5, 17.5%, 82.7%)
CMYK11.8%, 17.5%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,234,451
CSS custom property--colour: #BAAED3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.08:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#45512C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C7D3AE
Analogous#AEB4D3, #CDAED3
Triadic#D3BAAE, #AED3BA
Split complementary#D3CDAE, #B4D3AE
Tetradic#D3AEB4, #C7D3AE, #AED3CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G174
B211
Red186 (72.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue259.46°
Saturation (HSL)29.6%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G AE · B D3
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