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#BAA3BC

Lilac · light cool pink

About #BAA3BC

With the hex code #BAA3BC, 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 1% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 8.9 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A5BCA3, 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 9.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red186
Green163
Blue188

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 8.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.4
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 17.0

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

Text on #BAA3BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BAA3BC.
2.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BAA3BC.
9.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAA3BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAA3BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A1A8BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A6ABBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BBA5AB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAA3BC?

With the hex code #BAA3BC, 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 1% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BAA3BC?

Use black text. Black on #BAA3BC has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAA3BC?

Its complementary colour is #A5BCA3, and analogous partners are #ADA3BC and #BCA3B2.