What color is #BAAFE4?

#BAAFE4 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAAFE4?

The RGB value is 186, 175, 228: 186 red, 175 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAAFE4?

The complementary color is #D9E4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAAFE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAAFE4 color

#BAAFE4 rgb(186, 175, 228)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BAAFE4 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 68.6% green and 89.4% blue (186, 175, 228).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 50% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Violet Heaven (#CDB7FA), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#BAAFE4 color codes

HEX	`#BAAFE4`
RGB	`rgb(186, 175, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 68.6%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 50%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 23%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 23%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74, 14.57, -25.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74, 29.06, 300.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.58, 46.7, 79.786)`
Decimal	`12234724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAAFE4, 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 #BAAFE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAAFE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	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 #BAAFE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baafe4; }
.text { color: #baafe4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baafe4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 175 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baafe4, #d4afe4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #BAAFE4?: #BAAFE4 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAAFE4?: The RGB value is 186, 175, 228: 186 red, 175 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAAFE4?: The complementary color is #D9E4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAAFE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.