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Recognised as Colour

#BA5FD1

  • #BA5FD1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BA5FD1 is a violet with RGB values 186, 95, 209 and HSL 288°, 55%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BA5FD1#BA5FD1
HEX#BA5FD1
RGBrgb(186, 95, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.3725, 0.8196
RGB percentages72.9%, 37.3%, 82%
HSLhsl(287.9, 55.3%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.9, 54.5%, 82%)
CMYK11%, 54.5%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,214,225
CSS custom property--colour: #BA5FD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#45A02E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#487ED5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6688CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BA708Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.6Orchid · ΔE 12Violet · ΔE 16.1Medium purple · ΔE 18.3Dark orchid · ΔE 23.2Dark magenta · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76D15F
Analogous#815FD1, #D15FAF
Triadic#D1BA5F, #5FD1BA
Split complementary#AFD15F, #5FD181
Tetradic#D1815F, #76D15F, #5FAFD1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFF
Lighter +30%#EDD6F3
Lighter +20%#DCAEE8
Lighter +10%#CB87DC
Darker −10%#A838C5
Darker −20%#862D9D
Darker −30%#642275
Darker −40%#43164E
More saturated +25%#C945EB
Less saturated −25%#AB79B7

Channel breakdown

R186
G95
B209
Red186 (72.9%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue287.89°
Saturation (HSL)55.34%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 5F · B D1

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