Recognised as Colour

#BA4ED4

#BA4ED4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BA4ED4 is a violet with RGB values 186, 78, 212 and HSL 288°, 61%, 57%. 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#BA4ED4

RGBrgb(186, 78, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.3059, 0.8314

RGB percentages72.9%, 30.6%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(288.4, 60.9%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.4, 63.2%, 83.1%)

CMYK12.3%, 63.2%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,209,876

CSS custom property--colour: #BA4ED4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1

Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#45B12B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2776D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5781D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original

Tritanopia#BA658Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 4.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 14.1 Orchid · ΔE 19.7 Violet · ΔE 22.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.8 Medium purple · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 4.19, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#68D44E

Analogous#774ED4, #D44EAB

Triadic#D4BA4E, #4ED4BA

Split complementary#ABD44E, #4ED477

Tetradic#D4774E, #68D44E, #4EABD4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF2FC

Lighter +30%#EAC9F2

Lighter +20%#DAA0E8

Lighter +10%#CA77DE

Darker −10%#A42FC0

Darker −20%#812597

Darker −30%#5E1B6E

Darker −40%#3B1145

More saturated +25%#CB33F0

Less saturated −25%#A96AB9

Channel breakdown

R186

G78

B212

Red186 (72.9%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue288.36°

Saturation (HSL)60.91%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 4E · B D4

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Colour values

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