Recognised as Colour
#BA84E5
- #BA84E5
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#BA84E5 is a violet with RGB values 186, 132, 229 and HSL 273°, 65%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#BA84E5#BA84E5
HEX#BA84E5
RGBrgb(186, 132, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.5176, 0.898
RGB percentages72.9%, 51.8%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(273.4, 65.1%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.4, 42.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK18.8%, 42.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,223,717
CSS custom property--colour: #BA84E5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32599WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#457B1A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AFE584
Analogous#8A84E5, #E584DF
Triadic#E5BA84, #84E5BA
Split complementary#E0E584, #84E589
Tetradic#E58984, #AFE584, #84DFE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G132
B229
Red186 (72.9%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue273.4°
Saturation (HSL)65.1%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 84 · B E5
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