What color is #BA9CB3?

#BA9CB3 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BA9CB3?

The RGB value is 186, 156, 179: 186 red, 156 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA9CB3?

The complementary color is #9CBAA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA9CB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA9CB3 color

#BA9CB3 rgb(186, 156, 179)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BA9CB3 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 61.2% green and 70.2% blue (186, 156, 179).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 4% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#BA9CB3 color codes

HEX	`#BA9CB3`
RGB	`rgb(186, 156, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 61.2%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 4%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.63, 15.08, -7.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.63, 16.96, 332.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.274, 37.472, 47.75)`
Decimal	`12229811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA9CB3, 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 #BA9CB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA9CB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	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 #BA9CB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba9cb3; }
.text { color: #ba9cb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba9cb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 156 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba9cb3, #ba9ca4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BA9CB3?: #BA9CB3 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BA9CB3?: The RGB value is 186, 156, 179: 186 red, 156 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA9CB3?: The complementary color is #9CBAA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA9CB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.