What color is #BA8AAF?

#BA8AAF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA8AAF?

The RGB value is 186, 138, 175: 186 red, 138 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA8AAF?

The complementary color is #8ABA95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA8AAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA8AAF color

#BA8AAF rgb(186, 138, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BA8AAF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 54.1% green and 68.6% blue (186, 138, 175).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 26% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#BA8AAF color codes

HEX	`#BA8AAF`
RGB	`rgb(186, 138, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 54.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 26%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 26%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.1, 24.36, -12.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.1, 27.28, 333.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.076, 31.712, 44.717)`
Decimal	`12225199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA8AAF, 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 #BA8AAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA8AAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #BA8AAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba8aaf; }
.text { color: #ba8aaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba8aaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 138 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba8aaf, #ba8a97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BA8AAF?: #BA8AAF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA8AAF?: The RGB value is 186, 138, 175: 186 red, 138 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA8AAF?: The complementary color is #8ABA95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA8AAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.