Colour

#BA78EB

#BA78EB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BA78EB is a violet with RGB values 186, 120, 235 and HSL 274°, 74%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#BA78EB

RGBrgb(186, 120, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.4706, 0.9216

RGB percentages72.9%, 47.1%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(274.4, 74.2%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.4, 48.9%, 92.2%)

CMYK20.9%, 48.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,220,651

CSS custom property--colour: #BA78EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.97:1

Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#458714

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A92EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D96E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B38BA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.9 Orchid · ΔE 16.6 Violet · ΔE 17.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.2 Slate blue · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A9EB78

Analogous#8178EB, #EB78E2

Triadic#EBBA78, #78EBBA

Split complementary#E2EB78, #78EB81

Tetradic#EB8178, #A9EB78, #78E2EB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFDFF

Lighter +20%#E7D1F8

Lighter +10%#D1A4F2

Darker −10%#A34CE4

Darker −20%#8C21DC

Darker −30%#701AB0

Darker −40%#541384

More saturated +25%#BD65FE

Less saturated −25%#B78BD8

Channel breakdown

R186

G120

B235

Red186 (72.9%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue274.43°

Saturation (HSL)74.19%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 78 · B EB

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