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#BA9BB2

Lilac · light warm pink

About #BA9BB2

With the hex code #BA9BB2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 61% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 4% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 9.1 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9BBAA3, a light 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 8.42:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red186
Green155
Blue178

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.0
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 17.0

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

Text on #BA9BB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BA9BB2.
2.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BA9BB2.
8.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BA9BB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BA9BB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9BA1B3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A2A6B1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BD9CA3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BA9BB2?

With the hex code #BA9BB2, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 61% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 4% yellow and 27% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BA9BB2?

Use black text. Black on #BA9BB2 has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BA9BB2?

Its complementary colour is #9BBAA3, and analogous partners are #B39BBA and #BA9BA2.