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Recognised as Colour

#BA01EC

  • #BA01EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BA01EC is a violet with RGB values 186, 1, 236 and HSL 287°, 99%, 46%. 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

#BA01EC#BA01EC
HEX#BA01EC
RGBrgb(186, 1, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.0039, 0.9255
RGB percentages72.9%, 0.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(287.2, 99.2%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.2, 99.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK21.2%, 99.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,190,188
CSS custom property--colour: #BA01EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.88:1
Contrast with white4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#45FE13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original
Deuteranopia#0075E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B6538Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 12.2Blue violet · ΔE 16.9Fuchsia · ΔE 20.8Magenta · ΔE 20.8Dark orchid · ΔE 23.5Medium blue · ΔE 35.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 12.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#33EC01
Analogous#4401EC, #EC01A9
Triadic#ECBA01, #01ECBA
Split complementary#A9EC01, #01EC44
Tetradic#EC4401, #33EC01, #01A9EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0BAFF
Lighter +30%#E588FE
Lighter +20%#DA55FE
Lighter +10%#CF22FE
Darker −10%#9201B9
Darker −20%#6A0186
Darker −30%#420054
Darker −40%#1A0021
More saturated +25%#BB00ED
Less saturated −25%#A91FCE

Channel breakdown

R186
G1
B236
Red186 (72.9%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue287.23°
Saturation (HSL)99.16%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 01 · B EC

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