What color is #BAAED4?

#BAAED4 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAAED4?

The RGB value is 186, 174, 212: 186 red, 174 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAAED4?

The complementary color is #C8D4AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAAED4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAAED4 color

#BAAED4 rgb(186, 174, 212)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BAAED4 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 68.2% green and 83.1% blue (186, 174, 212).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 31% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#BAAED4 color codes

HEX	`#BAAED4`
RGB	`rgb(186, 174, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 68.2%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 31%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 18%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 18%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.2, 11.67, -17.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.2, 21.14, 303.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.267, 45.465, 68.56)`
Decimal	`12234452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAAED4, 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 #BAAED4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAAED4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	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 #BAAED4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baaed4; }
.text { color: #baaed4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baaed4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 174 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baaed4, #cdaed4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BAAED4?: #BAAED4 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAAED4?: The RGB value is 186, 174, 212: 186 red, 174 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAAED4?: The complementary color is #C8D4AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAAED4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.