Recognised as Colour

#BA40FF

#BA40FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#BA40FF is a violet with RGB values 186, 64, 255 and HSL 278°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#BA40FF#BA40FF

HEX#BA40FF

RGBrgb(186, 64, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.251, 1

RGB percentages72.9%, 25.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(278.3, 100%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.3, 74.9%, 100%)

CMYK27.1%, 74.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,206,335

CSS custom property--colour: #BA40FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1

Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#45BF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0081FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B06E9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.1 Dark violet · ΔE 13.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.6 Fuchsia · ΔE 25.8 Magenta · ΔE 25.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85FF40

Analogous#5A40FF, #FF40E5

Triadic#FFBA40, #40FFBA

Split complementary#E4FF40, #40FF5B

Tetradic#FF5B40, #85FF40, #40E4FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1D9FF

Lighter +20%#DFA6FF

Lighter +10%#CC73FF

Darker −10%#A80DFF

Darker −20%#8B00D9

Darker −30%#6A00A6

Darker −40%#490073

More saturated +25%#BA40FF

Less saturated −25%#B358E7

Channel breakdown

R186

G64

B255

Red186 (72.9%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue278.32°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 40 · B FF

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Ba40FF (chemical formula)

Formula
5,531.196 g/mol
42 atoms

Ba40FF has a molar mass of 5,531.196 g/mol, made up of 42 atoms across 2 elements: 40 × Ba, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,531.196 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule42

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule9.184767 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.0887592 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Ba99.3%

F0.7%

Barium (Ba × 40)5,493.2 g/mol, 99.313%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.687%

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