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#BA23DB

#ba23db ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ba23db 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.07% cyan, 84.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 289.24°, with 72.44% saturation and 49.8% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.51.

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Relative luminance0.1676

Complementary

  1. #ba23db
  2. #44db23

Split complementary

  1. #ba23db
  2. #a0db23
  3. #23db5e

Analogous

  1. #5e23db
  2. #ba23db
  3. #db23a0

Triadic

  1. #ba23db
  2. #dbba23
  3. #23dbba

Tetradic

  1. #ba23db
  2. #db2344
  3. #44db23
  4. #23dbba

Square

  1. #ba23db
  2. #db5e23
  3. #44db23
  4. #23a0db

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0e57
  2. #821899
  3. #ba23db
  4. #cf64e6
  5. #e3a6f1

Shades

#ba23db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba23db
  2. #a720c5
  3. #951caf
  4. #821999
  5. #701583
  6. #5d126e
  7. #4a0e58
  8. #380b42
  9. #25072c
  10. #130416
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba23db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba23db
  2. #c139df
  3. #c84fe2
  4. #cf65e6
  5. #d67be9
  6. #dd91ed
  7. #e3a7f1
  8. #eabdf4
  9. #f1d3f8
  10. #f8e9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba23db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba23db
  2. #b42cd2
  3. #ae36c9
  4. #a93fc0
  5. #a348b7
  6. #9d52ae
  7. #975ba4
  8. #91649b
  9. #8c6d92
  10. #867789
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #945ca7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3376d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba5184 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7155de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8060d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba43ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba23db {
  color: #ba23db;
}
Background
.bg-ba23db {
  background-color: #ba23db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba23db {
  border: 2px solid #ba23db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba23db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 35 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba23db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba23db, #db23a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba23db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 35 219 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.51 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.71 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.21 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.40 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.49 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.55 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.62 #45dc24 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ba23db  rgb(186, 35, 219)  hsl(289, 72%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#44db23  rgb(68, 219, 35)  hsl(109, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green
#dbba23  rgb(219, 186, 35)  hsl(49, 72%, 50%)  Old Gold
#23dbba  rgb(35, 219, 186)  hsl(169, 72%, 50%)  Turquoise