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#BA8DBA

Lilac · light warm pink

About #BA8DBA

With the hex code #BA8DBA, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 55% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8DBA8D, a sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red186
Green141
Blue186

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 8.5
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 10.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 21.1

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #BA8DBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BA8DBA.
2.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BA8DBA.
7.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BA8DBA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BA8DBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8A98BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#949EB8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BD919D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BA8DBA?

With the hex code #BA8DBA, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 55% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BA8DBA?

Use black text. Black on #BA8DBA has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BA8DBA?

Its complementary colour is #8DBA8D, and analogous partners are #A38DBA and #BA8DA3.