Recognised as Colour

#BA7FED

#BA7FED
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BA7FED is a violet with RGB values 186, 127, 237 and HSL 272°, 75%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#BA7FED

RGBrgb(186, 127, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.498, 0.9294

RGB percentages72.9%, 49.8%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(272.2, 75.3%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.2, 46.4%, 92.9%)

CMYK21.5%, 46.4%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,222,445

CSS custom property--colour: #BA7FED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31732WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1

Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#458012

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6396F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7399EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Tritanopia#B391ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.8 Orchid · ΔE 17.5 Violet · ΔE 17.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.5 Slate blue · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B2ED7F

Analogous#837FED, #ED7FE9

Triadic#EDBA7F, #7FEDBA

Split complementary#E9ED7F, #7FED83

Tetradic#ED837F, #B2ED7F, #7FE9ED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EAD8FA

Lighter +10%#D2ACF3

Darker −10%#A252E7

Darker −20%#8A26E0

Darker −30%#6F1AB9

Darker −40%#54148C

More saturated +25%#BB6DFF

Less saturated −25%#B991DB

Channel breakdown

R186

G127

B237

Red186 (72.9%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue272.18°

Saturation (HSL)75.34%

Lightness71.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 7F · B ED

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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