What color is #BA95B6?

#BA95B6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA95B6?

The RGB value is 186, 149, 182: 186 red, 149 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA95B6?

The complementary color is #95BA99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA95B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA95B6 color

#BA95B6 rgb(186, 149, 182)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BA95B6 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 58.4% green and 71.4% blue (186, 149, 182).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 2% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#BA95B6 color codes

HEX	`#BA95B6`
RGB	`rgb(186, 149, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 58.4%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 20%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 2%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.99, 19.53, -11.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.99, 22.86, 328.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.44, 35.312, 48.985)`
Decimal	`12228022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA95B6, 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 #BA95B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA95B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	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 #BA95B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba95b6; }
.text { color: #ba95b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba95b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 149 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba95b6, #ba95a4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BA95B6?: #BA95B6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA95B6?: The RGB value is 186, 149, 182: 186 red, 149 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA95B6?: The complementary color is #95BA99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA95B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.