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#BA008E

#ba008e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ba008e is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 0% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 23.66% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 314.19°, with 100% saturation and 36.47% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.65.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1239

Complementary

  1. #ba008e
  2. #00ba2c

Split complementary

  1. #ba008e
  2. #31ba00
  3. #00ba89

Analogous

  1. #8900ba
  2. #ba008e
  3. #ba0031

Triadic

  1. #ba008e
  2. #8eba00
  3. #008eba

Tetradic

  1. #ba008e
  2. #ba2c00
  3. #00ba2c
  4. #008eba

Square

  1. #ba008e
  2. #ba8900
  3. #00ba2c
  4. #0031ba

Monochromatic

  1. #210019
  2. #6d0054
  3. #ba008e
  4. #ff07c4
  5. #ff54d7

Shades

#ba008e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba008e
  2. #a70080
  3. #950072
  4. #820063
  5. #700055
  6. #5d0047
  7. #4a0039
  8. #38002b
  9. #25001c
  10. #13000e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba008e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba008e
  2. #c11a99
  3. #c833a5
  4. #cf4db0
  5. #d666bb
  6. #dd80c7
  7. #e399d2
  8. #eab3dd
  9. #f1cce8
  10. #f8e6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba008e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba008e
  2. #b40d8d
  3. #ae1a8b
  4. #a9268a
  5. #a33388
  6. #9d4087
  7. #974d86
  8. #915a84
  9. #8c6683
  10. #867381
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e4d76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #265191 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #616c8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c70552 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e3f90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d558c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2036f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba008e {
  color: #ba008e;
}
Background
.bg-ba008e {
  background-color: #ba008e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba008e {
  border: 2px solid #ba008e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba008e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 0 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba008e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba008e, #ba0031);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba008e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 0 142 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.65 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.23 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.58 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.08 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.43 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.46 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.42 #45ff71 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ba008e  rgb(186, 0, 142)  hsl(314, 100%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#00ba2c  rgb(0, 186, 44)  hsl(134, 100%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#8eba00  rgb(142, 186, 0)  hsl(74, 100%, 36%)  Apple Green
#008eba  rgb(0, 142, 186)  hsl(194, 100%, 36%)  Bondi Blue