What color is #BA9DB9?

#BA9DB9 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 #BA9DB9?

The RGB value is 186, 157, 185: 186 red, 157 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BA9DB9?

The complementary color is #9DBA9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA9DB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BA9DB9 color

#BA9DB9 rgb(186, 157, 185)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BA9DB9 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 61.6% green and 72.5% blue (186, 157, 185).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 17% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#BA9DB9 color codes

HEX	`#BA9DB9`
RGB	`rgb(186, 157, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 61.6%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 17%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 1%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.06, 15.65, -10.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.06, 18.82, 326.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.063, 38.057, 51.072)`
Decimal	`12230073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BA9DB9, 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 #BA9DB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BA9DB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #BA9DB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba9db9; }
.text { color: #ba9db9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba9db9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 157 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba9db9, #ba9dab); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BA9DB9?: #BA9DB9 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 #BA9DB9?: The RGB value is 186, 157, 185: 186 red, 157 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BA9DB9?: The complementary color is #9DBA9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA9DB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.