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#BA0896

#ba0896 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ba0896 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 3.14% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.7% magenta, 19.35% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 312.13°, with 91.75% saturation and 38.04% 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 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.58.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1281

Complementary

  1. #ba0896
  2. #08ba2c

Split complementary

  1. #ba0896
  2. #3dba08
  3. #08ba85

Analogous

  1. #8508ba
  2. #ba0896
  3. #ba083d

Triadic

  1. #ba0896
  2. #96ba08
  3. #0896ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba0896
  2. #ba2c08
  3. #08ba2c
  4. #0896ba

Square

  1. #ba0896
  2. #ba8508
  3. #08ba2c
  4. #083dba

Monochromatic

  1. #270220
  2. #71055b
  3. #ba0896
  4. #f519c9
  5. #f863da

Shades

#ba0896 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba0896
  2. #a70787
  3. #950678
  4. #820669
  5. #70055a
  6. #5d044b
  7. #4a033c
  8. #38022d
  9. #25021e
  10. #13010f
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba0896 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba0896
  2. #c121a1
  3. #c839ab
  4. #cf52b6
  5. #d66bc0
  6. #dd84cb
  7. #e39cd5
  8. #eab5e0
  9. #f1ceea
  10. #f8e6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba0896 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba0896
  2. #b41494
  3. #ae2092
  4. #a92c8f
  5. #a3388d
  6. #9d448b
  7. #975089
  8. #915c87
  9. #8c6884
  10. #867482
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f4f7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #215499 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e6d93 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c61758 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d4298 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c5694 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c11276 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba0896 {
  color: #ba0896;
}
Background
.bg-ba0896 {
  background-color: #ba0896;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba0896 {
  border: 2px solid #ba0896;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba0896;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 8 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba0896 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba0896, #ba083d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba0896 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 8 150 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.58 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.14 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.85 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.32 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.33 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.72 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 10.99 #45f769 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ba0896  rgb(186, 8, 150)  hsl(312, 92%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#08ba2c  rgb(8, 186, 44)  hsl(132, 92%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#96ba08  rgb(150, 186, 8)  hsl(72, 92%, 38%)  Apple Green
#0896ba  rgb(8, 150, 186)  hsl(192, 92%, 38%)  Bondi Blue