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#BA2AED

#ba2aed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#ba2aed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 16.47% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.52% cyan, 82.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 284.31°, with 84.42% saturation and 54.71% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.36.

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Relative luminance0.1821

Complementary

  1. #ba2aed
  2. #5ded2a

Split complementary

  1. #ba2aed
  2. #bfed2a
  3. #2aed59

Analogous

  1. #592aed
  2. #ba2aed
  3. #ed2abf

Triadic

  1. #ba2aed
  2. #edba2a
  3. #2aedba

Tetradic

  1. #ba2aed
  2. #ed2a5d
  3. #5ded2a
  4. #2aedba

Square

  1. #ba2aed
  2. #ed592a
  3. #5ded2a
  4. #2abfed

Monochromatic

  1. #580a74
  2. #8e10bb
  3. #ba2aed
  4. #d171f3
  5. #e8b7f9

Shades

#ba2aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba2aed
  2. #a726d5
  3. #9522be
  4. #821da6
  5. #70198e
  6. #5d1577
  7. #4a115f
  8. #380d47
  9. #25082f
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba2aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba2aed
  2. #c13fef
  3. #c855f1
  4. #cf6af2
  5. #d67ff4
  6. #dd95f6
  7. #e3aaf8
  8. #eabffa
  9. #f1d4fb
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba2aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba2aed
  2. #b433e2
  3. #ae3bd7
  4. #a944cc
  5. #a34cc1
  6. #9d55b7
  7. #975eac
  8. #9166a1
  9. #8c6f96
  10. #86778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9661b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ff2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #147ae9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b55c8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d5bf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c63eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b74dbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba2aed {
  color: #ba2aed;
}
Background
.bg-ba2aed {
  background-color: #ba2aed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ba2aed {
  border: 2px solid #ba2aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba2aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 42 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba2aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba2aed, #ed2abf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba2aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 42 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.36 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.47 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.00 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.09 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.69 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.90 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.69 #45d512 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ba2aed  rgb(186, 42, 237)  hsl(284, 84%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5ded2a  rgb(93, 237, 42)  hsl(104, 84%, 55%)  Neon Green
#edba2a  rgb(237, 186, 42)  hsl(44, 84%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#2aedba  rgb(42, 237, 186)  hsl(164, 84%, 55%)  Aquamarine