Information about #BAA7CC color

#BAA7CC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BAA7CC falls into the Violet Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(186, 167, 204) — 72.9% red, 65.5% green, 80% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 7 / 15 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BAA7CC presents itself as a mildly saturated violet — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Cayleigh (#C4A9D0). Slightly further away sit Lilac (#C8A2C8) and Frida Lilac (#C8A2C7).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(186, 167, 204)), which gives #BAA7CC its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. #BAA7CC has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BAA7CC color variations

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#BAA7CC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BAA7CC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cayleigh color link
Cayleigh

#C4A9D0

Lilac color link
Lilac

#C8A2C8

Frida Lilac color link
Frida Lilac

#C8A2C7

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

Perfume color link
Perfume

#C2A9DB

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Lily color link
Lily

#C8AABF

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BAA7CC
  • RGB186, 167, 204
  • CMYK7, 15, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(186, 167, 204)
  • HSL271°, 27%, 73%
  • HSL Precise270.811°, 26.619%, 72.745%
  • HSV271°, 18%, 80%
  • HSB271°, 18%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • GLSLvec3(0.729, 0.655, 0.800)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.729, 0.655, 0.800, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.729, 0.655, 0.800)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBAA7CC
  • DECIMAL ID12232652
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01