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#BA00A7

#ba00a7 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ba00a7 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 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 10.22% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 306.13°, 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 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 8.27.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1323

Complementary

  1. #ba00a7
  2. #00ba13

Split complementary

  1. #ba00a7
  2. #4aba00
  3. #00ba70

Analogous

  1. #7000ba
  2. #ba00a7
  3. #ba004a

Triadic

  1. #ba00a7
  2. #a7ba00
  3. #00a7ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba00a7
  2. #ba1300
  3. #00ba13
  4. #00a7ba

Square

  1. #ba00a7
  2. #ba7000
  3. #00ba13
  4. #004aba

Monochromatic

  1. #21001e
  2. #6d0062
  3. #ba00a7
  4. #ff07e6
  5. #ff54ee

Shades

#ba00a7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba00a7
  2. #a70096
  3. #950086
  4. #820075
  5. #700064
  6. #5d0054
  7. #4a0043
  8. #380032
  9. #250021
  10. #130011
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba00a7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba00a7
  2. #c11ab0
  3. #c833b9
  4. #cf4dc1
  5. #d666ca
  6. #dd80d3
  7. #e399dc
  8. #eab3e5
  9. #f1cced
  10. #f8e6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba00a7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba00a7
  2. #b40da3
  3. #ae1a9f
  4. #a9269b
  5. #a33397
  6. #9d4094
  7. #974d90
  8. #915a8c
  9. #8c6688
  10. #867384
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5085 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #566ea3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c32561 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a43a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8956a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c01b83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba00a7 {
  color: #ba00a7;
}
Background
.bg-ba00a7 {
  background-color: #ba00a7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba00a7 {
  border: 2px solid #ba00a7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba00a7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 0 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 306 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba00a7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba00a7, #ba004a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba00a7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 0 167 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.27 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.97 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.42 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.59 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.06 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.33 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.86 #45ff58 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ba00a7  rgb(186, 0, 167)  hsl(306, 100%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#00ba13  rgb(0, 186, 19)  hsl(126, 100%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#a7ba00  rgb(167, 186, 0)  hsl(66, 100%, 36%)  Apple Green
#00a7ba  rgb(0, 167, 186)  hsl(186, 100%, 36%)  Bondi Blue