What color is #BA93C7?

#BA93C7 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 #BA93C7?

The RGB value is 186, 147, 199: 186 red, 147 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA93C7?

The complementary color is #A0C793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA93C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA93C7 color

#BA93C7 rgb(186, 147, 199)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BA93C7 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 57.6% green and 78% blue (186, 147, 199).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 32% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#BA93C7 color codes

HEX	`#BA93C7`
RGB	`rgb(186, 147, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 57.6%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 32%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 26%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 26%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.08, 23.96, -21.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.08, 32.03, 318.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.991, 35.431, 58.701)`
Decimal	`12227527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA93C7, 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 #BA93C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA93C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	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 #BA93C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba93c7; }
.text { color: #ba93c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba93c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 147 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba93c7, #c793ba); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BA93C7?: #BA93C7 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 #BA93C7?: The RGB value is 186, 147, 199: 186 red, 147 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA93C7?: The complementary color is #A0C793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA93C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.