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Colour

#BA65E2

  • #BA65E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BA65E2 is a violet with RGB values 186, 101, 226 and HSL 281°, 68%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BA65E2#BA65E2
HEX#BA65E2
RGBrgb(186, 101, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.3961, 0.8863
RGB percentages72.9%, 39.6%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(280.8, 68.3%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.8, 55.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK17.7%, 55.3%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,215,778
CSS custom property--colour: #BA65E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#459A1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4385E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#618CDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original
Tritanopia#B67A9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.5Orchid · ΔE 16.6Medium purple · ΔE 17.7Violet · ΔE 18.2Dark orchid · ΔE 20.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DE265
Analogous#7B65E2, #E265CC
Triadic#E2BA65, #65E2BA
Split complementary#CCE265, #65E27B
Tetradic#E27B65, #8DE265, #65CCE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4E6FA
Lighter +20%#E0BBF2
Lighter +10%#CD90EA
Darker −10%#A73ADA
Darker −20%#8C24BD
Darker −30%#6C1C92
Darker −40%#4D1368
More saturated +25%#C24EF9
Less saturated −25%#B27CCB

Channel breakdown

R186
G101
B226
Red186 (72.9%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue280.8°
Saturation (HSL)68.31%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 65 · B E2

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