Recognised as Colour

#BA4EED

#BA4EED
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#BA4EED is a violet with RGB values 186, 78, 237 and HSL 281°, 82%, 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

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HEX#BA4EED

RGBrgb(186, 78, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.3059, 0.9294

RGB percentages72.9%, 30.6%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(280.8, 81.5%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.8, 67.1%, 92.9%)

CMYK21.5%, 67.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,209,901

CSS custom property--colour: #BA4EED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.4:1

Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#45B112

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007CF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4184E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B56E98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.3 Blue violet · ΔE 18 Dark violet · ΔE 19.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.6 Orchid · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#81ED4E

Analogous#6B4EED, #ED4ED0

Triadic#EDBA4E, #4EEDBA

Split complementary#D1ED4E, #4EED6A

Tetradic#ED6A4E, #81ED4E, #4ED0ED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0D9FB

Lighter +20%#DEABF6

Lighter +10%#CC7CF2

Darker −10%#A820E8

Darker −20%#8A14C1

Darker −30%#690F93

Darker −40%#480A65

More saturated +25%#C03CFF

Less saturated −25%#B166D5

Channel breakdown

R186

G78

B237

Red186 (72.9%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue280.75°

Saturation (HSL)81.54%

Lightness61.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 4E · B ED

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Colour values

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