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Recognised as Colour

#BA6AFC

  • #BA6AFC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BA6AFC is a violet with RGB values 186, 106, 252 and HSL 273°, 96%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BA6AFC#BA6AFC
HEX#BA6AFC
RGBrgb(186, 106, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.4157, 0.9882
RGB percentages72.9%, 41.6%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(272.9, 96.1%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.9, 57.9%, 98.8%)
CMYK26.2%, 57.9%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,217,084
CSS custom property--colour: #BA6AFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#459503

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E8DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5190F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AF86A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.7Dark orchid · ΔE 18Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.7Medium purple · ΔE 23.8Blue violet · ΔE 25.6Violet · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACFC6A
Analogous#716AFC, #FC6AF5
Triadic#FCBA6A, #6AFCBA
Split complementary#F5FC6A, #6AFC71
Tetradic#FC716A, #ACFC6A, #6AF5FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8CEFE
Lighter +10%#D19CFD
Darker −10%#A338FB
Darker −20%#8C06FA
Darker −30%#7004C9
Darker −40%#540397
More saturated +25%#BA67FF
Less saturated −25%#B87DE9

Channel breakdown

R186
G106
B252
Red186 (72.9%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue272.88°
Saturation (HSL)96.05%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 6A · B FC

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