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Recognised as Colour

#BA77DE

  • #BA77DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#BA77DE is a violet with RGB values 186, 119, 222 and HSL 279°, 61%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BA77DE#BA77DE
HEX#BA77DE
RGBrgb(186, 119, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.4667, 0.8706
RGB percentages72.9%, 46.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(279, 60.9%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279, 46.4%, 87.1%)
CMYK16.2%, 46.4%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,220,382
CSS custom property--colour: #BA77DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#458821

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#618FE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7394DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B787A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.1Orchid · ΔE 13.9Violet · ΔE 16.2Medium orchid · ΔE 17.2Slate blue · ΔE 23.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BDE77
Analogous#8777DE, #DE77CF
Triadic#DEBA77, #77DEBA
Split complementary#CFDE77, #77DE87
Tetradic#DE8777, #9BDE77, #77CFDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F2FC
Lighter +20%#E4C9F2
Lighter +10%#CFA0E8
Darker −10%#A54ED4
Darker −20%#8D2FC0
Darker −30%#6F2597
Darker −40%#511B6E
More saturated +25%#C062F3
Less saturated −25%#B48CC9

Channel breakdown

R186
G119
B222
Red186 (72.9%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue279.03°
Saturation (HSL)60.95%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 77 · B DE

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