What color is #BA98F1?

#BA98F1 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA98F1?

The RGB value is 186, 152, 241: 186 red, 152 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA98F1?

The complementary color is #CFF198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA98F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA98F1 color

#BA98F1 rgb(186, 152, 241)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BA98F1 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 59.6% green and 94.5% blue (186, 152, 241).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 76% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#BA98F1 color codes

HEX	`#BA98F1`
RGB	`rgb(186, 152, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 59.6%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 76%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 37%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 37%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.93, 30.3, -40.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.93, 50.23, 307.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.352, 39.246, 88.283)`
Decimal	`12228849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA98F1, 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 #BA98F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA98F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	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 #BA98F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba98f1; }
.text { color: #ba98f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba98f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 152 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba98f1, #e698f1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BA98F1?: #BA98F1 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA98F1?: The RGB value is 186, 152, 241: 186 red, 152 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA98F1?: The complementary color is #CFF198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA98F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.