Recognised as Colour

#BA60CF

#BA60CF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BA60CF is a violet with RGB values 186, 96, 207 and HSL 289°, 54%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BA60CF#BA60CF

HEX#BA60CF

RGBrgb(186, 96, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.3765, 0.8118

RGB percentages72.9%, 37.6%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(288.6, 53.6%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 53.6%, 81.2%)

CMYK10.1%, 53.6%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,214,479

CSS custom property--colour: #BA60CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1

Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#459F30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B7ED3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6888CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BB708Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.1 Orchid · ΔE 11.1 Violet · ΔE 15.7 Medium purple · ΔE 18 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.07, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#75CF60

Analogous#8360CF, #CF60AD

Triadic#CFBA60, #60CFBA

Split complementary#ADCF60, #60CF83

Tetradic#CF8360, #75CF60, #60ADCF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFDFE

Lighter +30%#EDD6F2

Lighter +20%#DCAEE7

Lighter +10%#CB87DB

Darker −10%#A83AC2

Darker −20%#862F9A

Darker −30%#642373

Darker −40%#42174C

More saturated +25%#CA46E9

Less saturated −25%#AA7AB5

Channel breakdown

R186

G96

B207

Red186 (72.9%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue288.65°

Saturation (HSL)53.62%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 60 · B CF

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Ba60CF (chemical formula)

Formula
8,270.809 g/mol
62 atoms

Ba60CF has a molar mass of 8,270.809 g/mol, made up of 62 atoms across 3 elements: 60 × Ba, 1 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,270.809 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule62

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.3734001 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.2811992 × 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

Ba99.6%

C0.1%

F0.2%

Barium (Ba × 60)8,239.8 g/mol, 99.625%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.145%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.23%

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