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Recognised as Colour

#BA61E2

  • #BA61E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BA61E2 is a violet with RGB values 186, 97, 226 and HSL 281°, 69%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BA61E2#BA61E2
HEX#BA61E2
RGBrgb(186, 97, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.3804, 0.8863
RGB percentages72.9%, 38%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(281.4, 69%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.4, 57.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK17.7%, 57.1%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,214,754
CSS custom property--colour: #BA61E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#459E1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C83E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D8ADFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B77798no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 5.5Orchid · ΔE 18Dark orchid · ΔE 18.2Violet · ΔE 19.5Medium purple · ΔE 19.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 5.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89E261
Analogous#7A61E2, #E261C9
Triadic#E2BA61, #61E2BA
Split complementary#C9E261, #61E27A
Tetradic#E27A61, #89E261, #61C9E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2E2FA
Lighter +20%#E0B7F2
Lighter +10%#CD8CEA
Darker −10%#A736DA
Darker −20%#8B22BB
Darker −30%#6B1A90
Darker −40%#4B1265
More saturated +25%#C34AF9
Less saturated −25%#B178CB

Channel breakdown

R186
G97
B226
Red186 (72.9%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue281.4°
Saturation (HSL)68.98%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 61 · B E2

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