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#BA16E2

#ba16e2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ba16e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 8.63% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.7% cyan, 90.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 288.24°, with 82.26% saturation and 48.63% 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.71.

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Relative luminance0.165

Complementary

  1. #ba16e2
  2. #3ee216

Split complementary

  1. #ba16e2
  2. #a4e216
  3. #16e254

Analogous

  1. #5416e2
  2. #ba16e2
  3. #e216a4

Triadic

  1. #ba16e2
  2. #e2ba16
  3. #16e2ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba16e2
  2. #e2163e
  3. #3ee216
  4. #16e2ba

Square

  1. #ba16e2
  2. #e25416
  3. #3ee216
  4. #16a4e2

Monochromatic

  1. #470857
  2. #810f9c
  3. #ba16e2
  4. #d156ef
  5. #e49cf5

Shades

#ba16e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba16e2
  2. #a714cb
  3. #9512b5
  4. #820f9e
  5. #700d88
  6. #5d0b71
  7. #4a095a
  8. #380744
  9. #25042d
  10. #130217
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba16e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba16e2
  2. #c12de5
  3. #c845e8
  4. #cf5ceb
  5. #d673ee
  6. #dd8bf1
  7. #e3a2f3
  8. #eab9f6
  9. #f1d0f9
  10. #f8e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba16e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba16e2
  2. #b421d8
  3. #ae2bce
  4. #a936c5
  5. #a340bb
  6. #9d4bb1
  7. #9756a7
  8. #91609d
  9. #8c6b94
  10. #86758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #945aaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f75de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b85086 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d53e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d5de0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b940b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba16e2 {
  color: #ba16e2;
}
Background
.bg-ba16e2 {
  background-color: #ba16e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba16e2 {
  border: 2px solid #ba16e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba16e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 22 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 82% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba16e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba16e2, #e216a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba16e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 22 226 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.71 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.66 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.21 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.96 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.97 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.29 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.43 #45e91d Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ba16e2  rgb(186, 22, 226)  hsl(288, 82%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#3ee216  rgb(62, 226, 22)  hsl(108, 82%, 49%)  Lime Green
#e2ba16  rgb(226, 186, 22)  hsl(48, 82%, 49%)  Meat Brown
#16e2ba  rgb(22, 226, 186)  hsl(168, 82%, 49%)  Caribbean Green