What color is #BA8CBD?

#BA8CBD 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 #BA8CBD?

The RGB value is 186, 140, 189: 186 red, 140 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA8CBD?

The complementary color is #8FBD8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA8CBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA8CBD color

#BA8CBD rgb(186, 140, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BA8CBD is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 54.9% green and 74.1% blue (186, 140, 189).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 27% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#BA8CBD color codes

HEX	`#BA8CBD`
RGB	`rgb(186, 140, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 54.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 27%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 26%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 26%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.06, 25.88, -18.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.06, 31.95, 324.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.812, 32.87, 52.434)`
Decimal	`12225725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA8CBD, 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 #BA8CBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA8CBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #BA8CBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba8cbd; }
.text { color: #ba8cbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba8cbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 140 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba8cbd, #bd8ca8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BA8CBD?: #BA8CBD 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 #BA8CBD?: The RGB value is 186, 140, 189: 186 red, 140 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA8CBD?: The complementary color is #8FBD8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA8CBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.