What color is #BA91BA?

#BA91BA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA91BA?

The RGB value is 186, 145, 186: 186 red, 145 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA91BA?

The complementary color is #91BA91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA91BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA91BA color

#BA91BA rgb(186, 145, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BA91BA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 56.9% green and 72.9% blue (186, 145, 186).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 23% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#BA91BA color codes

HEX	`#BA91BA`
RGB	`rgb(186, 145, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 56.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 23%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.15, 22.51, -15.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.15, 27.27, 325.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.237, 34.236, 50.986)`
Decimal	`12227002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA91BA, 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 #BA91BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA91BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #BA91BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba91ba; }
.text { color: #ba91ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba91ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 145 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba91ba, #ba91a5); }

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Questions

What color is #BA91BA?: #BA91BA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA91BA?: The RGB value is 186, 145, 186: 186 red, 145 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA91BA?: The complementary color is #91BA91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA91BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.