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#BA28DC

#ba28dc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ba28dc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.45% cyan, 81.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 288.67°, with 72% saturation and 50.98% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.37.

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Relative luminance0.1712

Complementary

  1. #ba28dc
  2. #4adc28

Split complementary

  1. #ba28dc
  2. #a4dc28
  3. #28dc60

Analogous

  1. #6028dc
  2. #ba28dc
  3. #dc28a4

Triadic

  1. #ba28dc
  2. #dcba28
  3. #28dcba

Tetradic

  1. #ba28dc
  2. #dc284a
  3. #4adc28
  4. #28dcba

Square

  1. #ba28dc
  2. #dc6028
  3. #4adc28
  4. #28a4dc

Monochromatic

  1. #4d0f5c
  2. #851a9e
  3. #ba28dc
  4. #cf6ae7
  5. #e4acf1

Shades

#ba28dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba28dc
  2. #a724c6
  3. #9520b0
  4. #821c9a
  5. #701884
  6. #5d146e
  7. #4a1058
  8. #380c42
  9. #25082c
  10. #130416
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba28dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba28dc
  2. #c13ee0
  3. #c853e3
  4. #cf69e7
  5. #d67eea
  6. #dd94ee
  7. #e3a9f1
  8. #eabff5
  9. #f1d4f8
  10. #f8eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba28dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba28dc
  2. #b431d3
  3. #ae3aca
  4. #a942c0
  5. #a34bb7
  6. #9d54ae
  7. #975da5
  8. #91669c
  9. #8c6e92
  10. #867789
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955ea8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ae1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3577d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b95385 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7257df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8161da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba46af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba28dc {
  color: #ba28dc;
}
Background
.bg-ba28dc {
  background-color: #ba28dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba28dc {
  border: 2px solid #ba28dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba28dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 40 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba28dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba28dc, #dc28a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba28dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 40 220 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.37 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.93 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.93 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.35 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.57 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.73 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.87 #45d723 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ba28dc  rgb(186, 40, 220)  hsl(289, 72%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#4adc28  rgb(74, 220, 40)  hsl(109, 72%, 51%)  Lime Green
#dcba28  rgb(220, 186, 40)  hsl(49, 72%, 51%)  Old Gold
#28dcba  rgb(40, 220, 186)  hsl(169, 72%, 51%)  Medium Aquamarine