Recognised as Colour

#BA3ADF

#BA3ADF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#BA3ADF is a violet with RGB values 186, 58, 223 and HSL 287°, 72%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BA3ADF

RGBrgb(186, 58, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.2275, 0.8745

RGB percentages72.9%, 22.7%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(286.5, 72.1%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.5, 74%, 87.5%)

CMYK16.6%, 74%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,204,767

CSS custom property--colour: #BA3ADF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.76:1

Contrast with white4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#45C520

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0070E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E7CDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B85D8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10 Dark violet · ΔE 16 Blue violet · ΔE 17.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.1 Fuchsia · ΔE 27.8 Magenta · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5FDF3A

Analogous#673ADF, #DF3AB2

Triadic#DFBA3A, #3ADFBA

Split complementary#B2DF3A, #3ADF67

Tetradic#DF673A, #5FDF3A, #3AB2DF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7E9FC

Lighter +30%#E8BEF4

Lighter +20%#D992ED

Lighter +10%#C966E6

Darker −10%#A120C6

Darker −20%#7D199A

Darker −30%#59126E

Darker −40%#360B42

More saturated +25%#CA1DFC

Less saturated −25%#AA57C2

Channel breakdown

R186

G58

B223

Red186 (72.9%)

Green58 (22.7%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue286.55°

Saturation (HSL)72.05%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 3A · B DF

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Colour values

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