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#ba85c8 color: Lavender Sweater

#ba85c8 is rgb(186, 133, 200) in RGB and oklch(69.23% 0.11185 319.101) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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287°
100%

69.2%
0.112
319°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Orchid
  • mauve-400
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.89:1Hard to read
Lc -60
Black text
7.28:1Readable · AA
Lc 49

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About #ba85c8

#ba85c8 is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 69.2% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 319°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.89:1 contrast and black text 7.28:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavender Sweater (#bd83be). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-400.

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #ba85c8 mixed with white

  1. ba85c8
  2. c191ce
  3. c89dd3
  4. cfa9d9
  5. d6b5df
  6. ddc1e4
  7. e4ceea
  8. ebdaef
  9. f1e6f4
  10. f8f3fa

Darker: #ba85c8 mixed with black

  1. ba85c8
  2. a173ae
  3. 896194
  4. 72507b
  5. 5c4063
  6. 46304c
  7. 322136
  8. 1e1321
  9. 0d060f
  10. 020102

Calmer: #ba85c8 with less saturation

  1. ba85c8
  2. b788c4
  3. b48abf
  4. b18dbb
  5. ae8fb7
  6. ab91b2
  7. a894ae
  8. a596aa
  9. a298a5
  10. 9f9aa0

Questions about #ba85c8

What color is #ba85c8?

#ba85c8 is soft magenta. The closest named color is Lavender Sweater. In RGB it is rgb(186, 133, 200), in HSL hsl(287.46, 37.85%, 65.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.23% 0.11185 319.101).

What colors go well with #ba85c8?

The complementary color of #ba85c8 is #77ad68. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9a90dd and #cf7ea7. The triadic partners are #c19343 and #21b1b6.

Is white or black text more readable on #ba85c8?

Black text reads better on #ba85c8: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and black gives 7.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ba85c8 a warm or cool color?

#ba85c8 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 319 degrees, its lightness 69.2% and its chroma 0.112.