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Recognised as Colour

#BA45DF

  • #BA45DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BA45DF is a violet with RGB values 186, 69, 223 and HSL 286°, 71%, 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

#BA45DF#BA45DF
HEX#BA45DF
RGBrgb(186, 69, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.2706, 0.8745
RGB percentages72.9%, 27.1%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(285.6, 70.6%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.6, 69.1%, 87.5%)
CMYK16.6%, 69.1%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,207,583
CSS custom property--colour: #BA45DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5:1
Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#45BA20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#477FDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B8638Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.5Medium orchid · ΔE 13.4Dark violet · ΔE 19.8Blue violet · ΔE 20.2Dark magenta · ΔE 27.2Orchid · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6ADF45
Analogous#6D45DF, #DF45B7
Triadic#DFBA45, #45DFBA
Split complementary#B7DF45, #45DF6D
Tetradic#DF6D45, #6ADF45, #45B7DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF3FD
Lighter +30%#EAC8F5
Lighter +20%#DA9CEE
Lighter +10%#CA71E6
Darker −10%#A523CE
Darker −20%#821CA2
Darker −30%#5F1477
Darker −40%#3C0D4B
More saturated +25%#C82AFA
Less saturated −25%#AC60C4

Channel breakdown

R186
G69
B223
Red186 (72.9%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue285.58°
Saturation (HSL)70.64%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 45 · B DF

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