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#BA189E

#ba189e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ba189e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 9.41% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.1% magenta, 15.05% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 310.37°, with 77.14% saturation and 41.18% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.45.

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Relative luminance0.1356

Complementary

  1. #ba189e
  2. #18ba34

Split complementary

  1. #ba189e
  2. #4dba18
  3. #18ba85

Analogous

  1. #8518ba
  2. #ba189e
  3. #ba184d

Triadic

  1. #ba189e
  2. #9eba18
  3. #189eba

Tetradic

  1. #ba189e
  2. #ba3418
  3. #18ba34
  4. #189eba

Square

  1. #ba189e
  2. #ba8518
  3. #18ba34
  4. #184dba

Monochromatic

  1. #33072b
  2. #760f64
  3. #ba189e
  4. #e539c8
  5. #ee7ddb

Shades

#ba189e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba189e
  2. #a7168e
  3. #95137e
  4. #82116f
  5. #700e5f
  6. #5d0c4f
  7. #4a0a3f
  8. #38072f
  9. #250520
  10. #130210
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba189e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba189e
  2. #c12fa8
  3. #c846b1
  4. #cf5dbb
  5. #d674c5
  6. #dd8ccf
  7. #e3a3d8
  8. #eabae2
  9. #f1d1ec
  10. #f8e8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba189e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba189e
  2. #b4229b
  3. #ae2d98
  4. #a93795
  5. #a34292
  6. #9d4c8f
  7. #97568c
  8. #916189
  9. #8c6b86
  10. #867683
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905281 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2058a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d6f9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4275e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d46a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c599c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0227d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba189e {
  color: #ba189e;
}
Background
.bg-ba189e {
  background-color: #ba189e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba189e {
  border: 2px solid #ba189e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba189e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 24 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 77% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba189e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba189e, #ba184d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba189e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 24 158 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.45 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.07 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.11 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.22 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.67 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.81 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.86 #45e761 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ba189e  rgb(186, 24, 158)  hsl(310, 77%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#18ba34  rgb(24, 186, 52)  hsl(130, 77%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#9eba18  rgb(158, 186, 24)  hsl(70, 77%, 41%)  Apple Green
#189eba  rgb(24, 158, 186)  hsl(190, 77%, 41%)  Bondi Blue