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#ba85ca color: Lavender Sweater

#ba85ca is rgb(186, 133, 202) in RGB and oklch(69.316% 0.11411 318.188) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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286°
100%

69.3%
0.114
318°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Orchid
  • violet-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.88:1Hard to read
Lc -60
Black text
7.30:1Readable · AA
Lc 49

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About #ba85ca

#ba85ca is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 69.3% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 318°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.88:1 contrast and black text 7.3:1, so black text reads better.

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

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #ba85ca mixed with white

  1. ba85ca
  2. c191d0
  3. c89dd5
  4. cfa9db
  5. d6b5e0
  6. ddc1e5
  7. e4ceea
  8. ebdaf0
  9. f1e6f5
  10. f8f3fa

Darker: #ba85ca mixed with black

  1. ba85ca
  2. a173af
  3. 896195
  4. 72507c
  5. 5c4064
  6. 46304d
  7. 322137
  8. 1e1322
  9. 0d060f
  10. 020102

Calmer: #ba85ca with less saturation

  1. ba85ca
  2. b788c6
  3. b48ac1
  4. b18dbd
  5. af8fb8
  6. ac92b4
  7. a994af
  8. a696aa
  9. a298a6
  10. 9f9aa1

Questions about #ba85ca

What color is #ba85ca?

#ba85ca is soft magenta. The closest named color is Lavender Sweater. In RGB it is rgb(186, 133, 202), in HSL hsl(286.09, 39.43%, 65.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.316% 0.11411 318.188).

What colors go well with #ba85ca?

The complementary color of #ba85ca is #78ad66. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9990df and #d07ea9. The triadic partners are #c39341 and #19b1b6.

Is white or black text more readable on #ba85ca?

Black text reads better on #ba85ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and black gives 7.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ba85ca a warm or cool color?

#ba85ca is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 318 degrees, its lightness 69.3% and its chroma 0.114.