What color is #BAA5C2?

#BAA5C2 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAA5C2?

The RGB value is 186, 165, 194: 186 red, 165 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA5C2?

The complementary color is #ADC2A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA5C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA5C2 color

#BAA5C2 rgb(186, 165, 194)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BAA5C2 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 64.7% green and 76.1% blue (186, 165, 194).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 19% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#BAA5C2 color codes

HEX	`#BAA5C2`
RGB	`rgb(186, 165, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 64.7%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 19%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 15%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 15%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.35, 12.96, -12.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.35, 17.68, 317.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.441, 41.245, 56.701)`
Decimal	`12232130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA5C2, 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 #BAA5C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA5C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	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 #BAA5C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa5c2; }
.text { color: #baa5c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa5c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 165 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa5c2, #c2a5bb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BAA5C2?: #BAA5C2 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAA5C2?: The RGB value is 186, 165, 194: 186 red, 165 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA5C2?: The complementary color is #ADC2A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA5C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.