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#BA249B

#ba249b ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ba249b is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 14.12% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.65% magenta, 16.67% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 312.4°, with 67.57% saturation and 43.53% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.65.

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Relative luminance0.1407

Complementary

  1. #ba249b
  2. #24ba43

Split complementary

  1. #ba249b
  2. #50ba24
  3. #24ba8e

Analogous

  1. #8e24ba
  2. #ba249b
  3. #ba2450

Triadic

  1. #ba249b
  2. #9bba24
  3. #249bba

Tetradic

  1. #ba249b
  2. #ba4324
  3. #24ba43
  4. #249bba

Square

  1. #ba249b
  2. #ba8e24
  3. #24ba43
  4. #2450ba

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0b30
  2. #7a1866
  3. #ba249b
  4. #dd4ebf
  5. #e98ed6

Shades

#ba249b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba249b
  2. #a7208c
  3. #951d7c
  4. #82196d
  5. #70165d
  6. #5d124e
  7. #4a0e3e
  8. #380b2f
  9. #25071f
  10. #130410
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba249b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba249b
  2. #c13aa5
  3. #c850af
  4. #cf66b9
  5. #d67cc3
  6. #dd92cd
  7. #e3a7d7
  8. #eabde1
  9. #f1d3eb
  10. #f8e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba249b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba249b
  2. #b42d98
  3. #ae3696
  4. #a94093
  5. #a34990
  6. #9d528e
  7. #975b8b
  8. #916488
  9. #8c6e85
  10. #867783
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905580 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d5a9e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #617198 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c52d5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f4a9d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e5c99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c12a7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba249b {
  color: #ba249b;
}
Background
.bg-ba249b {
  background-color: #ba249b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba249b {
  border: 2px solid #ba249b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba249b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 36 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 68% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba249b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba249b, #ba2450);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba249b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 36 155 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.65 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.69 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.96 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.46 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.01 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 11.54 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.54 #45db64 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ba249b  rgb(186, 36, 155)  hsl(312, 68%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#24ba43  rgb(36, 186, 67)  hsl(132, 68%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#9bba24  rgb(155, 186, 36)  hsl(72, 68%, 44%)  Apple Green
#249bba  rgb(36, 155, 186)  hsl(192, 68%, 44%)  Bondi Blue