What color is #BA77AB?

#BA77AB is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA77AB?

The RGB value is 186, 119, 171: 186 red, 119 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA77AB?

The complementary color is #77BA86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA77AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA77AB color

#BA77AB rgb(186, 119, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BA77AB is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 46.7% green and 67.1% blue (186, 119, 171).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 33% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#BA77AB color codes

HEX	`#BA77AB`
RGB	`rgb(186, 119, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 46.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 33%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 36%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 8%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.58, 34.16, -16.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.58, 38.08, 333.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.197, 26.575, 41.848)`
Decimal	`12220331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA77AB, 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 #BA77AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA77AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #BA77AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba77ab; }
.text { color: #ba77ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba77ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 119 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba77ab, #ba7789); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #BA77AB?: #BA77AB is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA77AB?: The RGB value is 186, 119, 171: 186 red, 119 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA77AB?: The complementary color is #77BA86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA77AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.