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#BA02CC

#ba02cc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ba02cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 0.78% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.82% cyan, 99.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 294.65°, with 98.06% saturation and 40.39% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.56.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1484

Complementary

  1. #ba02cc
  2. #14cc02

Split complementary

  1. #ba02cc
  2. #79cc02
  3. #02cc55

Analogous

  1. #5502cc
  2. #ba02cc
  3. #cc0279

Triadic

  1. #ba02cc
  2. #ccba02
  3. #02ccba

Tetradic

  1. #ba02cc
  2. #cc0214
  3. #14cc02
  4. #02ccba

Square

  1. #ba02cc
  2. #cc5502
  3. #14cc02
  4. #0279cc

Monochromatic

  1. #300134
  2. #750180
  3. #ba02cc
  4. #e91efd
  5. #f069fe

Shades

#ba02cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba02cc
  2. #a702b8
  3. #9502a3
  4. #82018f
  5. #70017a
  6. #5d0166
  7. #4a0152
  8. #38013d
  9. #250029
  10. #130014
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba02cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba02cc
  2. #c11bd1
  3. #c835d6
  4. #cf4edb
  5. #d667e0
  6. #dd81e6
  7. #e39aeb
  8. #eab3f0
  9. #f1ccf5
  10. #f8e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba02cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba02cc
  2. #b40fc4
  3. #ae1bbd
  4. #a928b5
  5. #a334ae
  6. #9d41a6
  7. #974e9e
  8. #915a97
  9. #8c678f
  10. #867388
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92549c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b71c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd4078 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #724bcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8259ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc31a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba02cc {
  color: #ba02cc;
}
Background
.bg-ba02cc {
  background-color: #ba02cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba02cc {
  border: 2px solid #ba02cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba02cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 2 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 98% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba02cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba02cc, #cc0279);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba02cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 2 204 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.56 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.05 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.48 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.34 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.53 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.93 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.61 #45fd33 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ba02cc  rgb(186, 2, 204)  hsl(295, 98%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#14cc02  rgb(20, 204, 2)  hsl(115, 98%, 40%)  Lime Green
#ccba02  rgb(204, 186, 2)  hsl(55, 98%, 40%)  Old Gold
#02ccba  rgb(2, 204, 186)  hsl(175, 98%, 40%)  Turquoise