What color is #BA9AC6?

#BA9AC6 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 #BA9AC6?

The RGB value is 186, 154, 198: 186 red, 154 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA9AC6?

The complementary color is #A6C69A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA9AC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA9AC6 color

#BA9AC6 rgb(186, 154, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BA9AC6 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 60.4% green and 77.6% blue (186, 154, 198).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 28% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Turnip Crown (#BB9ECD), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#BA9AC6 color codes

HEX	`#BA9AC6`
RGB	`rgb(186, 154, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 60.4%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 28%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 22%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 22%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.75, 19.86, -18.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.75, 26.91, 317.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.997, 37.628, 58.466)`
Decimal	`12229318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA9AC6, 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 #BA9AC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA9AC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #BA9AC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba9ac6; }
.text { color: #ba9ac6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba9ac6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 154 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba9ac6, #c69abc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BA9AC6?: #BA9AC6 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 #BA9AC6?: The RGB value is 186, 154, 198: 186 red, 154 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA9AC6?: The complementary color is #A6C69A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA9AC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.