What color is #BA84AE?

#BA84AE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA84AE?

The RGB value is 186, 132, 174: 186 red, 132 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA84AE?

The complementary color is #84BA90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA84AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA84AE color

#BA84AE rgb(186, 132, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BA84AE is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 51.8% green and 68.2% blue (186, 132, 174).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 28% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#BA84AE color codes

HEX	`#BA84AE`
RGB	`rgb(186, 132, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 51.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 28%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 29%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.65, 27.52, -13.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.65, 30.83, 333.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.141, 29.999, 43.923)`
Decimal	`12223662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA84AE, 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 #BA84AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA84AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	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 #BA84AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba84ae; }
.text { color: #ba84ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba84ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 132 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba84ae, #ba8493); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BA84AE?: #BA84AE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA84AE?: The RGB value is 186, 132, 174: 186 red, 132 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA84AE?: The complementary color is #84BA90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA84AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.