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#BA239D

#ba239d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ba239d is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 13.73% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.18% magenta, 15.59% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 311.52°, with 68.33% saturation and 43.33% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.01.

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Relative luminance0.1408

Complementary

  1. #ba239d
  2. #23ba40

Split complementary

  1. #ba239d
  2. #51ba23
  3. #23ba8b

Analogous

  1. #8b23ba
  2. #ba239d
  3. #ba2351

Triadic

  1. #ba239d
  2. #9dba23
  3. #239dba

Tetradic

  1. #ba239d
  2. #ba4023
  3. #23ba40
  4. #239dba

Square

  1. #ba239d
  2. #ba8b23
  3. #23ba40
  4. #2351ba

Monochromatic

  1. #390b30
  2. #7a1767
  3. #ba239d
  4. #dd4cc1
  5. #e98dd8

Shades

#ba239d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba239d
  2. #a7208d
  3. #951c7e
  4. #82196e
  5. #70155e
  6. #5d124f
  7. #4a0e3f
  8. #380b2f
  9. #25071f
  10. #130410
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba239d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba239d
  2. #c139a7
  3. #c84fb1
  4. #cf65ba
  5. #d67bc4
  6. #dd91ce
  7. #e3a7d8
  8. #eabde2
  9. #f1d3eb
  10. #f8e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba239d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba239d
  2. #b42c9a
  3. #ae3697
  4. #a93f94
  5. #a34891
  6. #9d528f
  7. #975b8c
  8. #916489
  9. #8c6d86
  10. #867783
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905581 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2a5aa0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #60719a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c42e60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f4a9f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d5b9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c02a7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba239d {
  color: #ba239d;
}
Background
.bg-ba239d {
  background-color: #ba239d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba239d {
  border: 2px solid #ba239d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba239d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 35 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 68% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba239d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba239d, #ba2351);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba239d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 35 157 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.01 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.77 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.80 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.76 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.89 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.19 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 11.46 #45dc62 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ba239d  rgb(186, 35, 157)  hsl(312, 68%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#23ba40  rgb(35, 186, 64)  hsl(132, 68%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#9dba23  rgb(157, 186, 35)  hsl(72, 68%, 43%)  Apple Green
#239dba  rgb(35, 157, 186)  hsl(192, 68%, 43%)  Bondi Blue