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#BA12EA

#ba12ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ba12ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 7.06% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.51% cyan, 92.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 286.67°, with 85.71% saturation and 49.41% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.72.

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Relative luminance0.1681

Complementary

  1. #ba12ea
  2. #42ea12

Split complementary

  1. #ba12ea
  2. #aeea12
  3. #12ea4e

Analogous

  1. #4e12ea
  2. #ba12ea
  3. #ea12ae

Triadic

  1. #ba12ea
  2. #eaba12
  3. #12eaba

Tetradic

  1. #ba12ea
  2. #ea1242
  3. #42ea12
  4. #12eaba

Square

  1. #ba12ea
  2. #ea4e12
  3. #42ea12
  4. #12aeea

Monochromatic

  1. #49075c
  2. #820da3
  3. #ba12ea
  4. #cf56f2
  5. #e49df7

Shades

#ba12ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba12ea
  2. #a710d3
  3. #950ebb
  4. #820da4
  5. #700b8c
  6. #5d0975
  7. #4a075e
  8. #380546
  9. #25042f
  10. #130217
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba12ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba12ea
  2. #c12aec
  3. #c841ee
  4. #cf59f0
  5. #d671f2
  6. #dd89f5
  7. #e3a0f7
  8. #eab8f9
  9. #f1d0fb
  10. #f8e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba12ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba12ea
  2. #b41ddf
  3. #ae28d5
  4. #a933ca
  5. #a33ec0
  6. #9d49b5
  7. #9754aa
  8. #915fa0
  9. #8c6a95
  10. #86758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #945aaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6548b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a54ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a5ee8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b843b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba12ea {
  color: #ba12ea;
}
Background
.bg-ba12ea {
  background-color: #ba12ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba12ea {
  border: 2px solid #ba12ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba12ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 18 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba12ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba12ea, #ea12ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba12ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 18 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.72 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.56 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.06 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.80 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.93 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.17 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.55 #45ed15 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ba12ea  rgb(186, 18, 234)  hsl(287, 86%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#42ea12  rgb(66, 234, 18)  hsl(107, 86%, 49%)  Neon Green
#eaba12  rgb(234, 186, 18)  hsl(47, 86%, 49%)  Saffron
#12eaba  rgb(18, 234, 186)  hsl(167, 86%, 49%)  Aquamarine