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#BA1981

#ba1981 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ba1981 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 9.8% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.56% magenta, 30.65% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 321.24°, with 76.3% saturation and 41.37% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.57.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1272

Complementary

  1. #ba1981
  2. #19ba52

Split complementary

  1. #ba1981
  2. #31ba19
  3. #19baa2

Analogous

  1. #a219ba
  2. #ba1981
  3. #ba1931

Triadic

  1. #ba1981
  2. #81ba19
  3. #1981ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba1981
  2. #ba5219
  3. #19ba52
  4. #1981ba

Square

  1. #ba1981
  2. #baa219
  3. #19ba52
  4. #1931ba

Monochromatic

  1. #330723
  2. #771052
  3. #ba1981
  4. #e53ba9
  5. #ee7ec6

Shades

#ba1981 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba1981
  2. #a71774
  3. #951467
  4. #82125a
  5. #700f4d
  6. #5d0d41
  7. #4a0a34
  8. #380827
  9. #25051a
  10. #13030d
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba1981 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba1981
  2. #c1308e
  3. #c8479a
  4. #cf5ea7
  5. #d675b3
  6. #dd8cc0
  7. #e3a3cd
  8. #eabad9
  9. #f1d1e6
  10. #f8e8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba1981 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba1981
  2. #b42381
  3. #ae2e81
  4. #a93881
  5. #a34281
  6. #9d4d81
  7. #975780
  8. #916180
  9. #8c6b80
  10. #867680
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5071 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #385383 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #686e7e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c80a4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #814282 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #90587f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c21166 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba1981 {
  color: #ba1981;
}
Background
.bg-ba1981 {
  background-color: #ba1981;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba1981 {
  border: 2px solid #ba1981;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba1981;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 25 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 321 76% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba1981 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba1981, #ba1931);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba1981 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 25 129 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.57 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 7.42 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.64 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.68 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.42 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.22 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 10.55 #45e67e Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ba1981  rgb(186, 25, 129)  hsl(321, 76%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#19ba52  rgb(25, 186, 82)  hsl(141, 76%, 41%)  Emerald
#81ba19  rgb(129, 186, 25)  hsl(81, 76%, 41%)  Apple Green
#1981ba  rgb(25, 129, 186)  hsl(201, 76%, 41%)  Steel Blue