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Recognised as Colour

#BA83F0

  • #BA83F0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#BA83F0 is a violet with RGB values 186, 131, 240 and HSL 270°, 78%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BA83F0#BA83F0
HEX#BA83F0
RGBrgb(186, 131, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.5137, 0.9412
RGB percentages72.9%, 51.4%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(270.3, 78.4%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.3, 45.4%, 94.1%)
CMYK22.5%, 45.4%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,223,472
CSS custom property--colour: #BA83F0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.59:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#457C0F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#679AF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#759CEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B295AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.8Orchid · ΔE 18.6Violet · ΔE 18.8Medium orchid · ΔE 20.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.9Slate blue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9F083
Analogous#8383F0, #F083F0
Triadic#F0BA83, #83F0BA
Split complementary#F0F083, #83F083
Tetradic#F08383, #B9F083, #83F0F0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDDEFB
Lighter +10%#D3B0F6
Darker −10%#A156EA
Darker −20%#8728E5
Darker −30%#6E18C2
Darker −40%#541295
More saturated +25%#BA74FF
Less saturated −25%#BA94DF

Channel breakdown

R186
G131
B240
Red186 (72.9%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue270.28°
Saturation (HSL)78.42%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 83 · B F0

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