What color is #BAA4CB?

#BAA4CB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAA4CB?

The RGB value is 186, 164, 203: 186 red, 164 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA4CB?

The complementary color is #B5CBA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA4CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA4CB color

#BAA4CB rgb(186, 164, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BAA4CB is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 64.3% green and 79.6% blue (186, 164, 203).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 27% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Lucius Lilac (#BAA2CE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#BAA4CB color codes

HEX	`#BAA4CB`
RGB	`rgb(186, 164, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 64.3%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 27%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 19%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 19%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.39, 15.32, -16.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.39, 22.84, 312.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.303, 41.302, 62.127)`
Decimal	`12231883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA4CB, 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 #BAA4CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA4CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	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 #BAA4CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa4cb; }
.text { color: #baa4cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa4cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 164 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa4cb, #cba4c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BAA4CB?: #BAA4CB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAA4CB?: The RGB value is 186, 164, 203: 186 red, 164 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA4CB?: The complementary color is #B5CBA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA4CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.