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Colour

#BA87EF

  • #BA87EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#BA87EF is a violet with RGB values 186, 135, 239 and HSL 269°, 76%, 73%. 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

#BA87EF#BA87EF
HEX#BA87EF
RGBrgb(186, 135, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.5294, 0.9373
RGB percentages72.9%, 52.9%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(269.4, 76.5%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.4, 43.5%, 93.7%)
CMYK22.2%, 43.5%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,224,495
CSS custom property--colour: #BA87EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#457810

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D9CF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#799EECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Tritanopia#B298B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.4Orchid · ΔE 19.4Violet · ΔE 19.6Medium orchid · ΔE 22.9Slate blue · ΔE 23.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCEF87
Analogous#8788EF, #EE87EF
Triadic#EFBA87, #87EFBA
Split complementary#EFEE87, #88EF87
Tetradic#EF8788, #BCEF87, #87EFEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEE1FB
Lighter +10%#D4B4F5
Darker −10%#A05AE9
Darker −20%#862DE3
Darker −30%#6D1AC3
Darker −40%#541496
More saturated +25%#BA77FF
Less saturated −25%#BA98DE

Channel breakdown

R186
G135
B239
Red186 (72.9%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue269.42°
Saturation (HSL)76.47%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 87 · B EF

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