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#BA288B

#ba288b ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ba288b is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 15.69% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.49% magenta, 25.27% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 319.32°, with 64.6% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.93.

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Relative luminance0.1382

Complementary

  1. #ba288b
  2. #28ba57

Split complementary

  1. #ba288b
  2. #42ba28
  3. #28baa0

Analogous

  1. #a028ba
  2. #ba288b
  3. #ba2842

Triadic

  1. #ba288b
  2. #8bba28
  3. #288bba

Tetradic

  1. #ba288b
  2. #ba5728
  3. #28ba57
  4. #288bba

Square

  1. #ba288b
  2. #baa028
  3. #28ba57
  4. #2842ba

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0d2d
  2. #7b1a5c
  3. #ba288b
  4. #da54af
  5. #e893cd

Shades

#ba288b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba288b
  2. #a7247d
  3. #95206f
  4. #821c61
  5. #701853
  6. #5d1446
  7. #4a1038
  8. #380c2a
  9. #25081c
  10. #13040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba288b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba288b
  2. #c13e97
  3. #c853a2
  4. #cf69ae
  5. #d67eb9
  6. #dd94c5
  7. #e3a9d1
  8. #eabfdc
  9. #f1d4e8
  10. #f8eaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba288b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba288b
  2. #b4318a
  3. #ae3a89
  4. #a94288
  5. #a34b87
  6. #9d5486
  7. #975d84
  8. #916683
  9. #8c6e82
  10. #867781
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905578 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b588e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #687188 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c72657 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #824a8d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #905c89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c22770 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba288b {
  color: #ba288b;
}
Background
.bg-ba288b {
  background-color: #ba288b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba288b {
  border: 2px solid #ba288b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba288b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 40 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 65% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba288b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba288b, #ba2842);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba288b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 40 139 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.93 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.60 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.59 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.09 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.46 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.09 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 11.28 #45d774 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ba288b  rgb(186, 40, 139)  hsl(319, 65%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#28ba57  rgb(40, 186, 87)  hsl(139, 65%, 44%)  Emerald
#8bba28  rgb(139, 186, 40)  hsl(79, 65%, 44%)  Apple Green
#288bba  rgb(40, 139, 186)  hsl(199, 65%, 44%)  Steel Blue