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Recognised as Colour

#BA4BF0

  • #BA4BF0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BA4BF0 is a violet with RGB values 186, 75, 240 and HSL 280°, 85%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BA4BF0#BA4BF0
HEX#BA4BF0
RGBrgb(186, 75, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.2941, 0.9412
RGB percentages72.9%, 29.4%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(280.4, 84.6%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.4, 68.7%, 94.1%)
CMYK22.5%, 68.7%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,209,136
CSS custom property--colour: #BA4BF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#45B40F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007BF5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A83ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B46E98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.4 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 text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.7Blue violet · ΔE 16.1Dark violet · ΔE 17.3Medium orchid · ΔE 19.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.2Fuchsia · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81F04B
Analogous#684BF0, #F04BD3
Triadic#F0BA4B, #4BF0BA
Split complementary#D3F04B, #4BF068
Tetradic#F0684B, #81F04B, #4BD3F0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0D8FC
Lighter +20%#DEA9F8
Lighter +10%#CC7AF4
Darker −10%#A81CEC
Darker −20%#8A10C5
Darker −30%#690C96
Darker −40%#480966
More saturated +25%#BF3CFF
Less saturated −25%#B263D8

Channel breakdown

R186
G75
B240
Red186 (72.9%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue280.36°
Saturation (HSL)84.62%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 4B · B F0

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