Recognised as Colour

#BA59CE

#BA59CE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BA59CE is a violet with RGB values 186, 89, 206 and HSL 290°, 54%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BA59CE#BA59CE

HEX#BA59CE

RGBrgb(186, 89, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.349, 0.8078

RGB percentages72.9%, 34.9%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(289.7, 54.4%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.7, 56.8%, 80.8%)

CMYK9.7%, 56.8%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,212,686

CSS custom property--colour: #BA59CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.41:1

Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#45A631

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#417AD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6385CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BB6B8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 4.5 Orchid · ΔE 12.9 Violet · ΔE 17.1 Medium purple · ΔE 20.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 4.55, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6DCE59

Analogous#7F59CE, #CE59A8

Triadic#CEBA59, #59CEBA

Split complementary#A8CE59, #59CE7F

Tetradic#CE7F59, #6DCE59, #59A8CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF7FC

Lighter +30%#EBCFF1

Lighter +20%#DBA8E5

Lighter +10%#CA80DA

Darker −10%#A638BC

Darker −20%#832C95

Darker −30%#60206E

Darker −40%#3E1546

More saturated +25%#CC3EE9

Less saturated −25%#A874B3

Channel breakdown

R186

G89

B206

Red186 (72.9%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue289.74°

Saturation (HSL)54.42%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 59 · B CE

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Ba59Ce (chemical formula)

Formula
8,242.59 g/mol
60 atoms

Ba59Ce has a molar mass of 8,242.59 g/mol, made up of 60 atoms across 2 elements: 59 × Ba, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,242.59 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule60

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.3687143 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.3061268 × 10^19

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Ba98.3%

Ce1.7%

Barium (Ba × 59)8,102.47 g/mol, 98.3%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 1.7%

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