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Colour

#BA44FF

  • #BA44FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#BA44FF is a violet with RGB values 186, 68, 255 and HSL 278°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#BA44FF#BA44FF
HEX#BA44FF
RGBrgb(186, 68, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.2667, 1
RGB percentages72.9%, 26.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(277.9, 100%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.9, 73.3%, 100%)
CMYK27.1%, 73.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,207,359
CSS custom property--colour: #BA44FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#45BB00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0782FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B0709Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13Dark violet · ΔE 14.4Dark orchid · ΔE 18.5Fuchsia · ΔE 26.6Magenta · ΔE 26.6Medium orchid · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89FF44
Analogous#5C44FF, #FF44E7
Triadic#FFBA44, #44FFBA
Split complementary#E6FF44, #44FF5D
Tetradic#FF5D44, #89FF44, #44E6FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2DDFF
Lighter +20%#E0AAFF
Lighter +10%#CD77FF
Darker −10%#A711FF
Darker −20%#8B00DD
Darker −30%#6B00AA
Darker −40%#4B0077
More saturated +25%#BA44FF
Less saturated −25%#B45BE8

Channel breakdown

R186
G68
B255
Red186 (72.9%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue277.86°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 44 · B FF

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