Colour

#BA00EE

#BA00EE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#BA00EE is a violet with RGB values 186, 0, 238 and HSL 287°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BA00EE#BA00EE

HEX#BA00EE

RGBrgb(186, 0, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0, 0.9333

RGB percentages72.9%, 0%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(286.9, 100%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.9, 100%, 93.3%)

CMYK21.8%, 100%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,189,934

CSS custom property--colour: #BA00EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.86:1

Contrast with white4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#45FF11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0069F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0075EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B5548Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 12.7 Blue violet · ΔE 17.1 Fuchsia · ΔE 21 Magenta · ΔE 21 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.3 Medium blue · ΔE 35.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 12.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#34EE00

Analogous#4300EE, #EE00AB

Triadic#EEBA00, #00EEBA

Split complementary#ABEE00, #00EE43

Tetradic#EE4300, #34EE00, #00ABEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F0BBFF

Lighter +30%#E588FF

Lighter +20%#DA55FF

Lighter +10%#CF22FF

Darker −10%#9200BB

Darker −20%#6A0088

Darker −30%#420055

Darker −40%#1B0022

More saturated +25%#BA00EE

Less saturated −25%#A91ED0

Channel breakdown

R186

B238

Red186 (72.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue286.89°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 00 · B EE

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