What color is #BAACC8?

#BAACC8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAACC8?

The RGB value is 186, 172, 200: 186 red, 172 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAACC8?

The complementary color is #BAC8AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAACC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAACC8 color

#BAACC8 rgb(186, 172, 200)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BAACC8 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 67.5% green and 78.4% blue (186, 172, 200).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 20% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#BAACC8 color codes

HEX	`#BAACC8`
RGB	`rgb(186, 172, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 67.5%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 20%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 14%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.3, 10.3, -12.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.3, 16.12, 309.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.426, 44.114, 60.754)`
Decimal	`12233928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAACC8, 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 #BAACC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAACC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	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 #BAACC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baacc8; }
.text { color: #baacc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baacc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 172 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baacc8, #c8acc8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BAACC8?: #BAACC8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAACC8?: The RGB value is 186, 172, 200: 186 red, 172 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAACC8?: The complementary color is #BAC8AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAACC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.