What color is #BAA4E9?

#BAA4E9 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAA4E9?

The RGB value is 186, 164, 233: 186 red, 164 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA4E9?

The complementary color is #D3E9A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA4E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA4E9 color

#BAA4E9 rgb(186, 164, 233)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BAA4E9 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 64.3% green and 91.4% blue (186, 164, 233).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 61% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Violet Velvet (#B19CD9), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#BAA4E9 color codes

HEX	`#BAA4E9`
RGB	`rgb(186, 164, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 64.3%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 61%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 30%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 30%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.47, 21.79, -31.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.47, 38.51, 304.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.23, 42.873, 82.809)`
Decimal	`12231913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA4E9, 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 #BAA4E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA4E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	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 #BAA4E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa4e9; }
.text { color: #baa4e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa4e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 164 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa4e9, #dda4e9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BAA4E9?: #BAA4E9 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAA4E9?: The RGB value is 186, 164, 233: 186 red, 164 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA4E9?: The complementary color is #D3E9A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA4E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.