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#ba9afa color: Bright light violet

#ba9afa is rgb(186, 154, 250) in RGB and oklch(75.2% 0.13816 298.37) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

75.2%
0.138
298°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Plum
  • indigo-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.31:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.09:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #ba9afa

#ba9afa is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 75.2% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 298°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.31:1 contrast and black text 9.09:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Baby Purple (#ca9bf7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #ba9afa mixed with white

  1. ba9afa
  2. c1a4fb
  3. c7affc
  4. ceb9fd
  5. d5c3fe
  6. dbcdfe
  7. e2d7ff
  8. e9e1ff
  9. f1ebff
  10. f8f5ff

Darker: #ba9afa mixed with black

  1. ba9afa
  2. a185d9
  3. 8971ba
  4. 725e9b
  5. 5c4b7d
  6. 463961
  7. 322746
  8. 1e172d
  9. 0d0915
  10. 020103

Calmer: #ba9afa with less saturation

  1. ba9afa
  2. b99df3
  3. b79feb
  4. b6a1e4
  5. b5a3dd
  6. b4a6d5
  7. b3a8ce
  8. b1a9c6
  9. b0abbe
  10. afadb6

Questions about #ba9afa

What color is #ba9afa?

#ba9afa is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(186, 154, 250), in HSL hsl(260, 90.57%, 79.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.2% 0.13816 298.37).

What colors go well with #ba9afa?

The complementary color of #ba9afa is #a6ba4b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8aaaff and #de8dda. The triadic partners are #ef974d and #00caaf.

Is white or black text more readable on #ba9afa?

Black text reads better on #ba9afa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and black gives 9.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ba9afa a warm or cool color?

#ba9afa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 298 degrees, its lightness 75.2% and its chroma 0.138.