Recognised as Colour

#BA5FE3

#BA5FE3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BA5FE3 is a violet with RGB values 186, 95, 227 and HSL 281°, 70%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BA5FE3#BA5FE3

HEX#BA5FE3

RGBrgb(186, 95, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.3725, 0.8902

RGB percentages72.9%, 37.3%, 89%

HSLhsl(281.4, 70.2%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.4, 58.1%, 89%)

CMYK18.1%, 58.1%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,214,243

CSS custom property--colour: #BA5FE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1

Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#45A01C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3782E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B89E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B67698no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 5.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.9 Orchid · ΔE 19.2 Violet · ΔE 20.5 Medium purple · ΔE 20.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 5.75, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#88E35F

Analogous#785FE3, #E35FCA

Triadic#E3BA5F, #5FE3BA

Split complementary#CAE35F, #5FE378

Tetradic#E3785F, #88E35F, #5FCAE3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2E1FA

Lighter +20%#DFB6F2

Lighter +10%#CD8AEB

Darker −10%#A734DB

Darker −20%#8B21BB

Darker −30%#6B1990

Darker −40%#4B1264

More saturated +25%#C347FB

Less saturated −25%#B177CC

Channel breakdown

R186

G95

B227

Red186 (72.9%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue281.36°

Saturation (HSL)70.21%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 5F · B E3

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Ba5Fe3 (chemical formula)

Formula
854.185 g/mol
8 atoms

Ba5Fe3 has a molar mass of 854.185 g/mol, made up of 8 atoms across 2 elements: 5 × Ba, 3 × Fe.

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Molar mass

Molar mass854.185 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4184076 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram7.0501598 × 10^20

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

Ba80.4%

Fe19.6%

Barium (Ba × 5)686.65 g/mol, 80.387%

Iron (Fe × 3)167.535 g/mol, 19.613%

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