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#BA249F

#ba249f ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ba249f 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 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.65% magenta, 14.52% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 310.8°, 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.33.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.142

Complementary

  1. #ba249f
  2. #24ba3f

Split complementary

  1. #ba249f
  2. #54ba24
  3. #24ba8a

Analogous

  1. #8a24ba
  2. #ba249f
  3. #ba2454

Triadic

  1. #ba249f
  2. #9fba24
  3. #249fba

Tetradic

  1. #ba249f
  2. #ba3f24
  3. #24ba3f
  4. #249fba

Square

  1. #ba249f
  2. #ba8a24
  3. #24ba3f
  4. #2454ba

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0b31
  2. #7a1868
  3. #ba249f
  4. #dd4ec3
  5. #e98ed9

Shades

#ba249f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba249f
  2. #a7208f
  3. #951d7f
  4. #82196f
  5. #70165f
  6. #5d1250
  7. #4a0e40
  8. #380b30
  9. #250720
  10. #130410
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba249f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba249f
  2. #c13aa9
  3. #c850b2
  4. #cf66bc
  5. #d67cc5
  6. #dd92cf
  7. #e3a7d9
  8. #eabde2
  9. #f1d3ec
  10. #f8e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba249f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba249f
  2. #b42d9c
  3. #ae3699
  4. #a94096
  5. #a34993
  6. #9d5290
  7. #975b8c
  8. #916489
  9. #8c6e86
  10. #867783
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915682 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #295ba2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #60719c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c43061 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e4ba1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d5c9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c02b7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba249f {
  color: #ba249f;
}
Background
.bg-ba249f {
  background-color: #ba249f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba249f {
  border: 2px solid #ba249f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba249f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 36 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 68% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba249f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba249f, #ba2454);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba249f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 36 159 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.33 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.51 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.88 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.89 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.89 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.94 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 11.54 #45db60 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ba249f  rgb(186, 36, 159)  hsl(311, 68%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#24ba3f  rgb(36, 186, 63)  hsl(131, 68%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#9fba24  rgb(159, 186, 36)  hsl(71, 68%, 44%)  Apple Green
#249fba  rgb(36, 159, 186)  hsl(191, 68%, 44%)  Bondi Blue