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#ba9eed color: Bright light violet

#ba9eed is rgb(186, 158, 237) in RGB and oklch(75.316% 0.11473 299.95) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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261°
100%

75.3%
0.115
300°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.28:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.20:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #ba9eed

#ba9eed is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 75.3% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.28:1 contrast and black text 9.2:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavender Cream (#c79fef). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #ba9eed mixed with white

  1. ba9eed
  2. c1a8ef
  3. c7b1f1
  4. cebbf4
  5. d5c5f6
  6. dccff7
  7. e3d8f9
  8. eae2fb
  9. f1ecfc
  10. f8f5fe

Darker: #ba9eed mixed with black

  1. ba9eed
  2. a189ce
  3. 8974b0
  4. 726093
  5. 5c4d77
  6. 463a5c
  7. 322942
  8. 1e182a
  9. 0d0914
  10. 020103

Calmer: #ba9eed with less saturation

  1. ba9eed
  2. b9a0e7
  3. b8a2e1
  4. b6a4db
  5. b5a6d5
  6. b4a7cf
  7. b3a9c8
  8. b2aac2
  9. b1acbc
  10. b0adb5

Questions about #ba9eed

What color is #ba9eed?

#ba9eed is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(186, 158, 237), in HSL hsl(261.27, 68.7%, 77.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.316% 0.11473 299.95).

What colors go well with #ba9eed?

The complementary color of #ba9eed is #a6ba63. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #92abf8 and #d894d2. The triadic partners are #e49d61 and #48c7b2.

Is white or black text more readable on #ba9eed?

Black text reads better on #ba9eed: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and black gives 9.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ba9eed a warm or cool color?

#ba9eed is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 75.3% and its chroma 0.115.