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#ba9bfa color: Bright light violet

#ba9bfa is rgb(186, 155, 250) in RGB and oklch(75.378% 0.13659 298.079) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

75.4%
0.137
298°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Plum
  • indigo-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.29:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.16:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #ba9bfa

#ba9bfa is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 75.4% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 298°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.29:1 contrast and black text 9.16:1, 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: #ba9bfa mixed with white

  1. ba9bfa
  2. c1a5fb
  3. c7affc
  4. ceb9fd
  5. d5c3fe
  6. dbcdfe
  7. e2d7ff
  8. e9e1ff
  9. f1ebff
  10. f8f5ff

Darker: #ba9bfa mixed with black

  1. ba9bfa
  2. a186d9
  3. 8972ba
  4. 725e9b
  5. 5c4b7d
  6. 463961
  7. 322846
  8. 1e182d
  9. 0d0915
  10. 020103

Calmer: #ba9bfa with less saturation

  1. ba9bfa
  2. b99ef3
  3. b7a0ec
  4. b6a2e4
  5. b5a4dd
  6. b4a6d5
  7. b3a8ce
  8. b2aac6
  9. b1acbf
  10. b0adb7

Questions about #ba9bfa

What color is #ba9bfa?

#ba9bfa is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(186, 155, 250), in HSL hsl(259.58, 90.48%, 79.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.378% 0.13659 298.079).

What colors go well with #ba9bfa?

The complementary color of #ba9bfa is #a8bb4d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8aabff and #de8fdb. The triadic partners are #ef974f and #12cbaf.

Is white or black text more readable on #ba9bfa?

Black text reads better on #ba9bfa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and black gives 9.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ba9bfa a warm or cool color?

#ba9bfa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 298 degrees, its lightness 75.4% and its chroma 0.137.