What color is #BA75C0?

#BA75C0 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA75C0?

The RGB value is 186, 117, 192: 186 red, 117 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA75C0?

The complementary color is #7BC075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA75C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA75C0 color

#BA75C0 rgb(186, 117, 192)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BA75C0 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 45.9% green and 75.3% blue (186, 117, 192).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 37% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#BA75C0 color codes

HEX	`#BA75C0`
RGB	`rgb(186, 117, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 45.9%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 37%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 39%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 39%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.95, 39.14, -28.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.95, 48.28, 324.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.124, 26.969, 53.162)`
Decimal	`12219840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA75C0, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BA75C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA75C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BA75C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba75c0; }
.text { color: #ba75c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba75c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 117 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba75c0, #c075a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BA75C0?: #BA75C0 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA75C0?: The RGB value is 186, 117, 192: 186 red, 117 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA75C0?: The complementary color is #7BC075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA75C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.