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#ba86cb color: Lavender Sweater

#ba86cb is rgb(186, 134, 203) in RGB and oklch(69.533% 0.11347 317.609) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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285°
100%

69.5%
0.113
318°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Orchid
  • violet-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.85:1Hard to read
Lc -60
Black text
7.36:1Readable · AA
Lc 49

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About #ba86cb

#ba86cb is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 69.5% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 318°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.85:1 contrast and black text 7.36:1, 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: #ba86cb mixed with white

  1. ba86cb
  2. c192d0
  3. c89ed6
  4. cfaadb
  5. d6b6e1
  6. ddc2e6
  7. e4ceeb
  8. ebdaf0
  9. f1e6f5
  10. f8f3fa

Darker: #ba86cb mixed with black

  1. ba86cb
  2. a174b0
  3. 896296
  4. 72517d
  5. 5c4065
  6. 46304d
  7. 322137
  8. 1e1322
  9. 0d060f
  10. 020102

Calmer: #ba86cb with less saturation

  1. ba86cb
  2. b789c7
  3. b48bc2
  4. b28ebe
  5. af90b9
  6. ac92b4
  7. a995b0
  8. a697ab
  9. a399a6
  10. a09ba2

Questions about #ba86cb

What color is #ba86cb?

#ba86cb is soft magenta. The closest named color is Lavender Sweater. In RGB it is rgb(186, 134, 203), in HSL hsl(285.22, 39.88%, 66.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.533% 0.11347 317.609).

What colors go well with #ba86cb?

The complementary color of #ba86cb is #7aae67. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9991e0 and #d07faa. The triadic partners are #c49343 and #1eb2b6.

Is white or black text more readable on #ba86cb?

Black text reads better on #ba86cb: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and black gives 7.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ba86cb a warm or cool color?

#ba86cb is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 318 degrees, its lightness 69.5% and its chroma 0.113.