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#BA22D2

#ba22d2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ba22d2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 13.33% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.43% cyan, 83.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 291.82°, with 72.13% saturation and 47.84% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.63.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1624

Complementary

  1. #ba22d2
  2. #3ad222

Split complementary

  1. #ba22d2
  2. #92d222
  3. #22d262

Analogous

  1. #6222d2
  2. #ba22d2
  3. #d22292

Triadic

  1. #ba22d2
  2. #d2ba22
  3. #22d2ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba22d2
  2. #d2223a
  3. #3ad222
  4. #22d2ba

Square

  1. #ba22d2
  2. #d26222
  3. #3ad222
  4. #2292d2

Monochromatic

  1. #450d4e
  2. #801790
  3. #ba22d2
  4. #d25ce5
  5. #e49eef

Shades

#ba22d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba22d2
  2. #a71fbd
  3. #951ba8
  4. #821893
  5. #70147e
  6. #5d1169
  7. #4a0e54
  8. #380a3f
  9. #25072a
  10. #130315
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba22d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba22d2
  2. #c138d7
  3. #c84edb
  4. #cf64e0
  5. #d67ae4
  6. #dd91e9
  7. #e3a7ed
  8. #eabdf2
  9. #f1d3f6
  10. #f8e9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba22d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba22d2
  2. #b42bca
  3. #ae35c2
  4. #a93eb9
  5. #a348b1
  6. #9d51a9
  7. #975aa1
  8. #916499
  9. #8c6d90
  10. #867788
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935ba1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d75ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc4c7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7353d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #825fd0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb3fa6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba22d2 {
  color: #ba22d2;
}
Background
.bg-ba22d2 {
  background-color: #ba22d2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba22d2 {
  border: 2px solid #ba22d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba22d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 34 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 72% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba22d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba22d2, #d22292);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba22d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 34 210 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.63 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.80 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.65 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.98 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.08 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.43 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.97 #45dd2d Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ba22d2  rgb(186, 34, 210)  hsl(292, 72%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#3ad222  rgb(58, 210, 34)  hsl(112, 72%, 48%)  Lime Green
#d2ba22  rgb(210, 186, 34)  hsl(52, 72%, 48%)  Old Gold
#22d2ba  rgb(34, 210, 186)  hsl(172, 72%, 48%)  Turquoise