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#BA99BA

Lilac · light warm pink

About #BA99BA

With the hex code #BA99BA, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 60% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lilac — a ΔE of 5.0 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #99BA99, 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 8.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red186
Green153
Blue186

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 5.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 14.2
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 15.1

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

Text on #BA99BA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BA99BA.
2.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BA99BA.
8.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BA99BA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BA99BA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#97A1BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9EA5B9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BC9CA4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BA99BA?

With the hex code #BA99BA, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 60% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BA99BA?

Use black text. Black on #BA99BA has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BA99BA?

Its complementary colour is #99BA99, and analogous partners are #AA99BA and #BA99AA.