Recognised as Colour

#BA75C8

#BA75C8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BA75C8 is a violet with RGB values 186, 117, 200 and HSL 290°, 43%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BA75C8#BA75C8

HEX#BA75C8

RGBrgb(186, 117, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.4588, 0.7843

RGB percentages72.9%, 45.9%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(289.9, 43%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.9, 41.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK7%, 41.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,219,848

CSS custom property--colour: #BA75C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27332WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1

Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#458A37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A8ACBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C91C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BB7F95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 15.1 Medium purple · ΔE 18.7 Plum · ΔE 19.3 Violet · ΔE 19.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.4 Slate blue · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 15.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#83C875

Analogous#9075C8, #C875AD

Triadic#C8BA75, #75C8BA

Split complementary#ADC875, #75C891

Tetradic#C89175, #83C875, #75ADC8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1E2F4

Lighter +20%#DEBEE5

Lighter +10%#CC99D7

Darker −10%#A851B9

Darker −20%#8A3D9A

Darker −30%#692F75

Darker −40%#492051

More saturated +25%#CA5DE0

Less saturated −25%#AA8DB0

Channel breakdown

R186

G117

B200

Red186 (72.9%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue289.88°

Saturation (HSL)43.01%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 75 · B C8

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Ba75C8 (chemical formula)

Formula
10,395.838 g/mol
83 atoms

Ba75C8 has a molar mass of 10,395.838 g/mol, made up of 83 atoms across 2 elements: 75 × Ba, 8 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass10,395.838 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule83

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.7262695 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.7928382 × 10^19

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Ba99.1%

C0.9%

Barium (Ba × 75)10,299.75 g/mol, 99.076%

Carbon (C × 8)96.088 g/mol, 0.924%

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