#BA85DF
Amethyst · light cool purple
About #BA85DF
#BA85DF is a vivid, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 52% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Amethyst (ΔE 13.8); Mauve comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AADF85 — a pistachio tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BA85DF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.51:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BA85DF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BA85DF?
#BA85DF is a vivid, light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 52% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BA85DF?
Use black text. Black on #BA85DF has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BA85DF?
Its complementary colour is #AADF85, and analogous partners are #8D85DF and #DF85D7.