What color is #BA90B1?

#BA90B1 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA90B1?

The RGB value is 186, 144, 177: 186 red, 144 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA90B1?

The complementary color is #90BA99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA90B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA90B1 color

#BA90B1 rgb(186, 144, 177)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BA90B1 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 56.5% green and 69.4% blue (186, 144, 177).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 23% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#BA90B1 color codes

HEX	`#BA90B1`
RGB	`rgb(186, 144, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 56.5%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 23%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 23%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 5%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.61, 21.38, -11.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.61, 24.11, 332.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.158, 33.561, 46.054)`
Decimal	`12226737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA90B1, 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 #BA90B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA90B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #BA90B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba90b1; }
.text { color: #ba90b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba90b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 144 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba90b1, #ba909c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BA90B1?: #BA90B1 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA90B1?: The RGB value is 186, 144, 177: 186 red, 144 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA90B1?: The complementary color is #90BA99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA90B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.