What color is #BA98C3?

#BA98C3 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA98C3?

The RGB value is 186, 152, 195: 186 red, 152 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA98C3?

The complementary color is #A1C398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA98C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA98C3 color

#BA98C3 rgb(186, 152, 195)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BA98C3 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 59.6% green and 76.5% blue (186, 152, 195).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 26% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Turnip Crown (#BB9ECD), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#BA98C3 color codes

HEX	`#BA98C3`
RGB	`rgb(186, 152, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 59.6%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 26%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 22%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 22%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.15, 20.37, -17.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.15, 26.79, 319.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.327, 36.836, 56.552)`
Decimal	`12228803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA98C3, 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 #BA98C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA98C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #BA98C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba98c3; }
.text { color: #ba98c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba98c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 152 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba98c3, #c398b7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BA98C3?: #BA98C3 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA98C3?: The RGB value is 186, 152, 195: 186 red, 152 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA98C3?: The complementary color is #A1C398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA98C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.