Colour

#BA63EE

#BA63EE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BA63EE is a violet with RGB values 186, 99, 238 and HSL 278°, 80%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BA63EE

RGBrgb(186, 99, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.3882, 0.9333

RGB percentages72.9%, 38.8%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(277.6, 80.3%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.6, 58.4%, 93.3%)

CMYK21.8%, 58.4%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,215,278

CSS custom property--colour: #BA63EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.11:1

Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#459C11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3186F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#568CEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B47D9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.9 Medium purple · ΔE 22.2 Orchid · ΔE 22.7 Violet · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.82, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97EE63

Analogous#7463EE, #EE63DD

Triadic#EEBA63, #63EEBA

Split complementary#DDEE63, #63EE74

Tetradic#EE7463, #97EE63, #63DDEE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7EDFD

Lighter +20%#E3BFF8

Lighter +10%#CE91F3

Darker −10%#A635E9

Darker −20%#8D17D4

Darker −30%#6F12A6

Darker −40%#500D78

More saturated +25%#BE52FF

Less saturated −25%#B579D8

Channel breakdown

R186

G99

B238

Red186 (72.9%)

Green99 (38.8%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue277.55°

Saturation (HSL)80.35%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 63 · B EE

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Colour values

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