What color is #BA9CC2?

#BA9CC2 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 #BA9CC2?

The RGB value is 186, 156, 194: 186 red, 156 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA9CC2?

The complementary color is #A4C29C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA9CC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA9CC2 color

#BA9CC2 rgb(186, 156, 194)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BA9CC2 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 61.2% green and 76.1% blue (186, 156, 194).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 24% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#BA9CC2 color codes

HEX	`#BA9CC2`
RGB	`rgb(186, 156, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 61.2%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 24%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 20%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 20%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.1, 17.95, -15.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.1, 23.65, 319.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.874, 38.112, 56.179)`
Decimal	`12229826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA9CC2, 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 #BA9CC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA9CC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #BA9CC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba9cc2; }
.text { color: #ba9cc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba9cc2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 156 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba9cc2, #c29cb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #BA9CC2?: #BA9CC2 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 #BA9CC2?: The RGB value is 186, 156, 194: 186 red, 156 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA9CC2?: The complementary color is #A4C29C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA9CC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.