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#BAA2BD

Lilac · light cool pink

About #BAA2BD

With the hex code #BAA2BD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 64% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lilac — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A5BDA2, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.99:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red186
Green162
Blue189

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 7.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.7
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 17.5

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

Text on #BAA2BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BAA2BD.
2.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BAA2BD.
8.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAA2BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAA2BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A0A8BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5ABBC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BBA4AB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAA2BD?

With the hex code #BAA2BD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 64% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BAA2BD?

Use black text. Black on #BAA2BD has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAA2BD?

Its complementary colour is #A5BDA2, and analogous partners are #ACA2BD and #BDA2B3.