Recognised as Colour

#BA83FF

#BA83FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BA83FF is a violet with RGB values 186, 131, 255 and HSL 267°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BA83FF#BA83FF

HEX#BA83FF

RGBrgb(186, 131, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.5137, 1

RGB percentages72.9%, 51.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(266.6, 100%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.6, 48.6%, 100%)

CMYK27.1%, 48.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,223,487

CSS custom property--colour: #BA83FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.78:1

Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#457C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D9CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B9DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AD99B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.1 Violet · ΔE 21.2 Slate blue · ΔE 21.9 Orchid · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C8FF83

Analogous#838AFF, #F883FF

Triadic#FFBA83, #83FFBA

Split complementary#FFF883, #8AFF83

Tetradic#FF838A, #C8FF83, #83FFF8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3E9FF

Lighter +10%#D6B6FF

Darker −10%#9E50FF

Darker −20%#811DFF

Darker −30%#6700E9

Darker −40%#5100B6

More saturated +25%#BA83FF

Less saturated −25%#BC93F0

Channel breakdown

R186

G131

B255

Red186 (72.9%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue266.61°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness75.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 83 · B FF

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Ba83FF (chemical formula)

Formula
11,436.386 g/mol
85 atoms

Ba83FF has a molar mass of 11,436.386 g/mol, made up of 85 atoms across 2 elements: 83 × Ba, 2 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass11,436.386 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule85

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.8990566 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.2657726 × 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

Ba99.7%

F0.3%

Barium (Ba × 83)11,398.39 g/mol, 99.668%

Fluorine (F × 2)37.996 g/mol, 0.332%

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