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#baa0ea color: Bright light violet

#baa0ea is rgb(186, 160, 234) in RGB and oklch(75.55% 0.10752 299.978) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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261°
100%

75.6%
0.108
300°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • violet-300
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.26:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.30:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #baa0ea

#baa0ea is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 75.6% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.26:1 contrast and black text 9.3:1, 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: #baa0ea mixed with white

  1. baa0ea
  2. c1aaed
  3. c7b3ef
  4. cebcf1
  5. d5c6f4
  6. dccff6
  7. e3d9f8
  8. eae2fa
  9. f1ecfc
  10. f8f5fd

Darker: #baa0ea mixed with black

  1. baa0ea
  2. a18bcb
  3. 8976ae
  4. 726191
  5. 5c4e75
  6. 463b5a
  7. 322941
  8. 1e1929
  9. 0d0913
  10. 020103

Calmer: #baa0ea with less saturation

  1. baa0ea
  2. b9a2e4
  3. b8a4df
  4. b7a5d9
  5. b6a7d3
  6. b5a8cd
  7. b3aac8
  8. b2abc2
  9. b1adbc
  10. b0aeb6

Questions about #baa0ea

What color is #baa0ea?

#baa0ea is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(186, 160, 234), in HSL hsl(261.08, 63.79%, 77.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.55% 0.10752 299.978).

What colors go well with #baa0ea?

The complementary color of #baa0ea is #a7ba6a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #95acf4 and #d697d0. The triadic partners are #e29f67 and #54c6b2.

Is white or black text more readable on #baa0ea?

Black text reads better on #baa0ea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and black gives 9.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #baa0ea a warm or cool color?

#baa0ea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 75.6% and its chroma 0.108.