Recognised as Colour

#BA48DA

#BA48DA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BA48DA is a violet with RGB values 186, 72, 218 and HSL 287°, 66%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BA48DA#BA48DA

HEX#BA48DA

RGBrgb(186, 72, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.2824, 0.8549

RGB percentages72.9%, 28.2%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(286.8, 66.4%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.8, 67%, 85.5%)

CMYK14.7%, 67%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,208,346

CSS custom property--colour: #BA48DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20136WCAG 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 5.03:1

Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#45B725

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0075DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E80D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B9638Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 10.6 Dark violet · ΔE 22.9 Blue violet · ΔE 23.3 Orchid · ΔE 24.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.77, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#68DA48

Analogous#7148DA, #DA48B1

Triadic#DABA48, #48DABA

Split complementary#B1DA48, #48DA71

Tetradic#DA7148, #68DA48, #48B1DA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF2FC

Lighter +30%#EAC7F4

Lighter +20%#DA9DEB

Lighter +10%#CA72E3

Darker −10%#A428C7

Darker −20%#81209C

Darker −30%#5E1772

Darker −40%#3B0E48

More saturated +25%#C92DF5

Less saturated −25%#AB64BF

Channel breakdown

R186

G72

B218

Red186 (72.9%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue286.85°

Saturation (HSL)66.36%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 48 · B DA

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Colour values

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