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#BA23EF

#ba23ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#ba23ef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 13.73% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.18% cyan, 85.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 284.41°, with 86.44% saturation and 53.73% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.96.

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Relative luminance0.1787

Complementary

  1. #ba23ef
  2. #58ef23

Split complementary

  1. #ba23ef
  2. #beef23
  3. #23ef54

Analogous

  1. #5423ef
  2. #ba23ef
  3. #ef23be

Triadic

  1. #ba23ef
  2. #efba23
  3. #23efba

Tetradic

  1. #ba23ef
  2. #ef2358
  3. #58ef23
  4. #23efba

Square

  1. #ba23ef
  2. #ef5423
  3. #58ef23
  4. #23beef

Monochromatic

  1. #560871
  2. #8c0db8
  3. #ba23ef
  4. #d06af4
  5. #e7b2f9

Shades

#ba23ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba23ef
  2. #a720d7
  3. #951cbf
  4. #8219a7
  5. #70158f
  6. #5d1278
  7. #4a0e60
  8. #380b48
  9. #250730
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba23ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba23ef
  2. #c139f1
  3. #c84ff2
  4. #cf65f4
  5. #d67bf5
  6. #dd91f7
  7. #e3a7f9
  8. #eabdfa
  9. #f1d3fc
  10. #f8e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba23ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba23ef
  2. #b42ce4
  3. #ae36d9
  4. #a93fce
  5. #a348c3
  6. #9d52b8
  7. #975bac
  8. #9164a1
  9. #8c6d96
  10. #86778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965fb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ef4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0079eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b55b8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b59f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a61ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b74bbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba23ef {
  color: #ba23ef;
}
Background
.bg-ba23ef {
  background-color: #ba23ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba23ef {
  border: 2px solid #ba23ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba23ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 35 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba23ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba23ef, #ef23be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba23ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 35 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.96 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.97 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.85 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.69 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.37 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.43 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.30 #45dc10 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ba23ef  rgb(186, 35, 239)  hsl(284, 86%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#58ef23  rgb(88, 239, 35)  hsl(104, 86%, 54%)  Neon Green
#efba23  rgb(239, 186, 35)  hsl(44, 86%, 54%)  Saffron
#23efba  rgb(35, 239, 186)  hsl(164, 86%, 54%)  Aquamarine