What color is #BA8ABA?

#BA8ABA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA8ABA?

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

What is the complementary color of #BA8ABA?

The complementary color is #8ABA8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA8ABA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA8ABA color

#BA8ABA rgb(186, 138, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BA8ABA is a light, desaturated magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 26% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#BA8ABA color codes

HEX	`#BA8ABA`
RGB	`rgb(186, 138, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 54.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 26%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 26%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.48, 26.42, -17.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.48, 31.92, 325.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.2, 32.162, 50.641)`
Decimal	`12225210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA8ABA, 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 #BA8ABA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA8ABA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #BA8ABA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba8aba; }
.text { color: #ba8aba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba8aba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 138 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba8aba, #ba8aa2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BA8ABA?: #BA8ABA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA8ABA?: The RGB value is 186, 138, 186: 186 red, 138 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA8ABA?: The complementary color is #8ABA8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA8ABA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.