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#BA16CA

#ba16ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ba16ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 8.63% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.92% cyan, 89.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 294.67°, with 80.36% saturation and 43.92% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.71.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1528

Complementary

  1. #ba16ca
  2. #26ca16

Split complementary

  1. #ba16ca
  2. #80ca16
  3. #16ca60

Analogous

  1. #6016ca
  2. #ba16ca
  3. #ca1680

Triadic

  1. #ba16ca
  2. #caba16
  3. #16caba

Tetradic

  1. #ba16ca
  2. #ca1626
  3. #26ca16
  4. #16caba

Square

  1. #ba16ca
  2. #ca6016
  3. #26ca16
  4. #1680ca

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0740
  2. #7a0e85
  3. #ba16ca
  4. #db42ea
  5. #e887f2

Shades

#ba16ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba16ca
  2. #a714b6
  3. #9512a2
  4. #820f8d
  5. #700d79
  6. #5d0b65
  7. #4a0951
  8. #38073d
  9. #250428
  10. #130214
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba16ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba16ca
  2. #c12dcf
  3. #c845d5
  4. #cf5cda
  5. #d673df
  6. #dd8be5
  7. #e3a2ea
  8. #eab9ef
  9. #f1d0f4
  10. #f8e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba16ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba16ca
  2. #b421c3
  3. #ae2bbb
  4. #a936b4
  5. #a340ac
  6. #9d4ba5
  7. #97569e
  8. #916096
  9. #8c6b8f
  10. #867587
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92579b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4173c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd4378 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #744ecd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #835bc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc369f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba16ca {
  color: #ba16ca;
}
Background
.bg-ba16ca {
  background-color: #ba16ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba16ca {
  border: 2px solid #ba16ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba16ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 22 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba16ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba16ca, #ca1680);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba16ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 22 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.71 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.11 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.97 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.07 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.76 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.86 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.29 #45e935 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ba16ca  rgb(186, 22, 202)  hsl(295, 80%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#26ca16  rgb(38, 202, 22)  hsl(115, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green
#caba16  rgb(202, 186, 22)  hsl(55, 80%, 44%)  Old Gold
#16caba  rgb(22, 202, 186)  hsl(175, 80%, 44%)  Medium Turquoise