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Recognised as Colour

#BA73E6

  • #BA73E6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#BA73E6 is a violet with RGB values 186, 115, 230 and HSL 277°, 70%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BA73E6#BA73E6
HEX#BA73E6
RGBrgb(186, 115, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.451, 0.902
RGB percentages72.9%, 45.1%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(277, 69.7%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277, 50%, 90.2%)
CMYK19.1%, 50%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,219,366
CSS custom property--colour: #BA73E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#458C19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#568EEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B93E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B586A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.7Medium orchid · ΔE 12.9Orchid · ΔE 15.3Violet · ΔE 16.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.7Slate blue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FE673
Analogous#8073E6, #E673D9
Triadic#E6BA73, #73E6BA
Split complementary#D9E673, #73E681
Tetradic#E68173, #9FE673, #73D9E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF5FD
Lighter +20%#E5CAF5
Lighter +10%#CF9EEE
Darker −10%#A548DE
Darker −20%#8D25CE
Darker −30%#701DA3
Darker −40%#521578
More saturated +25%#BF5EFB
Less saturated −25%#B588D1

Channel breakdown

R186
G115
B230
Red186 (72.9%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue277.04°
Saturation (HSL)69.7%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 73 · B E6

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