What color is #BA88BE?

#BA88BE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA88BE?

The RGB value is 186, 136, 190: 186 red, 136 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA88BE?

The complementary color is #8CBE88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA88BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA88BE color

#BA88BE rgb(186, 136, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BA88BE is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 53.3% green and 74.5% blue (186, 136, 190).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#BA88BE color codes

HEX	`#BA88BE`
RGB	`rgb(186, 136, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 53.3%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 28%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.15, 28.3, -20.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.15, 35.05, 323.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.347, 31.766, 52.817)`
Decimal	`12224702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA88BE, 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 #BA88BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA88BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	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 #BA88BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba88be; }
.text { color: #ba88be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba88be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 136 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba88be, #be88a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #BA88BE?: #BA88BE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA88BE?: The RGB value is 186, 136, 190: 186 red, 136 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA88BE?: The complementary color is #8CBE88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA88BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.