Recognised as Colour

#BA4ED2

#BA4ED2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BA4ED2 is a violet with RGB values 186, 78, 210 and HSL 289°, 59%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BA4ED2

RGBrgb(186, 78, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.3059, 0.8235

RGB percentages72.9%, 30.6%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(289.1, 59.5%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.1, 62.9%, 82.4%)

CMYK11.4%, 62.9%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,209,874

CSS custom property--colour: #BA4ED2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1

Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#45B12D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A76D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5981CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BB6489no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 3.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 14.9 Orchid · ΔE 18.9 Violet · ΔE 21.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.2 Medium purple · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 3.45, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#66D24E

Analogous#784ED2, #D24EA8

Triadic#D2BA4E, #4ED2BA

Split complementary#A8D24E, #4ED278

Tetradic#D2784E, #66D24E, #4EA8D2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F1FB

Lighter +30%#EAC8F1

Lighter +20%#DA9FE7

Lighter +10%#CA77DC

Darker −10%#A330BD

Darker −20%#802694

Darker −30%#5D1B6C

Darker −40%#3A1143

More saturated +25%#CC32EE

Less saturated −25%#A86AB6

Channel breakdown

R186

G78

B210

Red186 (72.9%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue289.09°

Saturation (HSL)59.46%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 4E · B D2

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