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Recognised as Colour

#BA3EE4

  • #BA3EE4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BA3EE4 is a violet with RGB values 186, 62, 228 and HSL 285°, 75%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BA3EE4#BA3EE4
HEX#BA3EE4
RGBrgb(186, 62, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.2431, 0.8941
RGB percentages72.9%, 24.3%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(284.8, 75.5%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.8, 72.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK18.4%, 72.8%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,205,796
CSS custom property--colour: #BA3EE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19486WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.9:1
Contrast with white4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#45C11B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C7DE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B7628Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.3Dark violet · ΔE 15.7Blue violet · ΔE 16.7Medium orchid · ΔE 18.7Fuchsia · ΔE 28Magenta · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68E43E
Analogous#673EE4, #E43EBB
Triadic#E4BA3E, #3EE4BA
Split complementary#BBE43E, #3EE467
Tetradic#E4673E, #68E43E, #3EBBE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF1FD
Lighter +30%#EAC4F7
Lighter +20%#DA97F1
Lighter +10%#CA6BEA
Darker −10%#A41DD2
Darker −20%#8117A5
Darker −30%#5E1178
Darker −40%#3B0B4B
More saturated +25%#C723FF
Less saturated −25%#AC5AC9

Channel breakdown

R186
G62
B228
Red186 (72.9%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue284.82°
Saturation (HSL)75.45%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 3E · B E4

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