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#baa0fa color: Bright light violet

#baa0fa is rgb(186, 160, 250) in RGB and oklch(76.275% 0.12875 296.515) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

76.3%
0.129
297°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.21:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.50:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #baa0fa

#baa0fa is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 76.3% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 297°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.21:1 contrast and black text 9.5:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Diva (#c9a0ff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #baa0fa mixed with white

  1. baa0fa
  2. c1aafb
  3. c7b3fc
  4. cebdfd
  5. d5c6fe
  6. dbd0fe
  7. e2d9ff
  8. e9e3ff
  9. f1ecff
  10. f8f6ff

Darker: #baa0fa mixed with black

  1. baa0fa
  2. a18bd9
  3. 8976ba
  4. 72619b
  5. 5c4e7d
  6. 463b61
  7. 322946
  8. 1e192d
  9. 0d0915
  10. 020103

Calmer: #baa0fa with less saturation

  1. baa0fa
  2. b9a2f3
  3. b8a4ec
  4. b7a6e5
  5. b6a8de
  6. b5aad7
  7. b5acd0
  8. b4adc8
  9. b3afc1
  10. b2b0b9

Questions about #baa0fa

What color is #baa0fa?

#baa0fa is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(186, 160, 250), in HSL hsl(257.33, 90%, 80.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.275% 0.12875 296.515).

What colors go well with #baa0fa?

The complementary color of #baa0fa is #adbc56. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8cafff and #dd94dd. The triadic partners are #f09b5b and #38ccb0.

Is white or black text more readable on #baa0fa?

Black text reads better on #baa0fa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and black gives 9.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #baa0fa a warm or cool color?

#baa0fa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 297 degrees, its lightness 76.3% and its chroma 0.129.