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#BA178D

#ba178d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ba178d is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 9.02% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.63% magenta, 24.19% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 316.56°, with 77.99% saturation and 40.98% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.81.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1297

Complementary

  1. #ba178d
  2. #17ba44

Split complementary

  1. #ba178d
  2. #3cba17
  3. #17ba95

Analogous

  1. #9517ba
  2. #ba178d
  3. #ba173c

Triadic

  1. #ba178d
  2. #8dba17
  3. #178dba

Tetradic

  1. #ba178d
  2. #ba4417
  3. #17ba44
  4. #178dba

Square

  1. #ba178d
  2. #ba9517
  3. #17ba44
  4. #173cba

Monochromatic

  1. #320626
  2. #760f59
  3. #ba178d
  4. #e637b6
  5. #ef7bcf

Shades

#ba178d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba178d
  2. #a7157f
  3. #951271
  4. #821063
  5. #700e55
  6. #5d0c47
  7. #4a0938
  8. #38072a
  9. #25051c
  10. #13020e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba178d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba178d
  2. #c12e98
  3. #c845a4
  4. #cf5daf
  5. #d674bb
  6. #dd8bc6
  7. #e3a2d1
  8. #eab9dd
  9. #f1d1e8
  10. #f8e8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba178d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba178d
  2. #b4228c
  3. #ae2c8a
  4. #a93789
  5. #a34188
  6. #9d4c87
  7. #975685
  8. #916184
  9. #8c6b83
  10. #867681
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5177 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #305490 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #646e8a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c71754 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f448f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f588b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2176f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba178d {
  color: #ba178d;
}
Background
.bg-ba178d {
  background-color: #ba178d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba178d {
  border: 2px solid #ba178d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba178d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 23 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba178d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba178d, #ba173c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba178d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 23 141 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.81 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.85 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.31 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.48 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.48 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.89 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.16 #45e872 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ba178d  rgb(186, 23, 141)  hsl(317, 78%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#17ba44  rgb(23, 186, 68)  hsl(137, 78%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#8dba17  rgb(141, 186, 23)  hsl(77, 78%, 41%)  Apple Green
#178dba  rgb(23, 141, 186)  hsl(197, 78%, 41%)  Bondi Blue