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Recognised as Colour

#BA13E2

  • #BA13E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BA13E2 is a violet with RGB values 186, 19, 226 and HSL 288°, 84%, 48%. 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

#BA13E2#BA13E2
HEX#BA13E2
RGBrgb(186, 19, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.0745, 0.8863
RGB percentages72.9%, 7.5%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(288.4, 84.5%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.4, 91.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK17.7%, 91.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,194,786
CSS custom property--colour: #BA13E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.91:1
Contrast with white4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#45EC1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#0067E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D75DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B85086no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#3BE213
Analogous#5213E2, #E213A2
Triadic#E2BA13, #13E2BA
Split complementary#A3E213, #13E252
Tetradic#E25213, #3BE213, #13A3E2

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F0C7FA
Lighter +30%#E498F6
Lighter +20%#D869F2
Lighter +10%#CB3AEE
Darker −10%#930FB3
Darker −20%#6D0B84
Darker −30%#460755
Darker −40%#1F0326
More saturated +25%#C600F5
Less saturated −25%#A732C3

Channel breakdown

R186
G19
B226
Red186 (72.9%)
Green19 (7.5%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue288.41°
Saturation (HSL)84.49%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 13 · B E2

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