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Recognised as Colour

#BA28D8

  • #BA28D8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BA28D8 is a violet with RGB values 186, 40, 216 and HSL 290°, 69%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BA28D8#BA28D8
HEX#BA28D8
RGBrgb(186, 40, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.1569, 0.8471
RGB percentages72.9%, 15.7%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(289.8, 69.3%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.8, 81.5%, 84.7%)
CMYK13.9%, 81.5%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,200,152
CSS custom property--colour: #BA28D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#45D727

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A77D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BA5183no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.2Dark violet · ΔE 14.2Blue violet · ΔE 18Medium orchid · ΔE 21.5Fuchsia · ΔE 25.1Magenta · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#46D828
Analogous#6228D8, #D8289E
Triadic#D8BA28, #28D8BA
Split complementary#9ED828, #28D862
Tetradic#D86228, #46D828, #289ED8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1D5F7
Lighter +30%#E4AAEF
Lighter +20%#D67EE8
Lighter +10%#C853E0
Darker −10%#951FAE
Darker −20%#701882
Darker −30%#4B1057
Darker −40%#26082C
More saturated +25%#CF08F8
Less saturated −25%#A548B8

Channel breakdown

R186
G40
B216
Red186 (72.9%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue289.77°
Saturation (HSL)69.29%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 28 · B D8

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