What color is #BAA0DA?

#BAA0DA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAA0DA?

The RGB value is 186, 160, 218: 186 red, 160 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA0DA?

The complementary color is #C0DAA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA0DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA0DA color

#BAA0DA rgb(186, 160, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BAA0DA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 62.7% green and 85.5% blue (186, 160, 218).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 44% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lavender (#BFA3D9), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#BAA0DA color codes

HEX	`#BAA0DA`
RGB	`rgb(186, 160, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 62.7%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 44%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 27%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 27%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.92, 20.69, -25.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.92, 33.16, 308.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.473, 40.643, 71.765)`
Decimal	`12230874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA0DA, 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 #BAA0DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA0DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	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 #BAA0DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa0da; }
.text { color: #baa0da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa0da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 160 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa0da, #d7a0da); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BAA0DA?: #BAA0DA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAA0DA?: The RGB value is 186, 160, 218: 186 red, 160 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA0DA?: The complementary color is #C0DAA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA0DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.