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Recognised as Colour

#BA41E4

  • #BA41E4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BA41E4 is a violet with RGB values 186, 65, 228 and HSL 285°, 75%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BA41E4#BA41E4
HEX#BA41E4
RGBrgb(186, 65, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.2549, 0.8941
RGB percentages72.9%, 25.5%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(284.5, 75.1%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.5, 71.5%, 89.4%)
CMYK18.4%, 71.5%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,206,564
CSS custom property--colour: #BA41E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#45BE1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F7EE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B7638Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.9Dark violet · ΔE 16.7Blue violet · ΔE 17.3Medium orchid · ΔE 17.5Fuchsia · ΔE 28.9Magenta · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6BE441
Analogous#6841E4, #E441BD
Triadic#E4BA41, #41E4BA
Split complementary#BDE441, #41E468
Tetradic#E46841, #6BE441, #41BDE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF4FD
Lighter +30%#EBC7F7
Lighter +20%#DA9AF1
Lighter +10%#CA6EEA
Darker −10%#A51ED4
Darker −20%#8218A7
Darker −30%#5F117B
Darker −40%#3D0B4E
More saturated +25%#C726FF
Less saturated −25%#AD5CC9

Channel breakdown

R186
G65
B228
Red186 (72.9%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue284.54°
Saturation (HSL)75.12%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 41 · B E4

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