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#BA2B91

#ba2b91 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ba2b91 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 16.86% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.88% magenta, 22.04% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 317.2°, with 62.45% saturation and 44.9% 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 3.81.

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Relative luminance0.1421

Complementary

  1. #ba2b91
  2. #2bba54

Split complementary

  1. #ba2b91
  2. #4aba2b
  3. #2bba9b

Analogous

  1. #9b2bba
  2. #ba2b91
  3. #ba2b4a

Triadic

  1. #ba2b91
  2. #91ba2b
  3. #2b91ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba2b91
  2. #ba542b
  3. #2bba54
  4. #2b91ba

Square

  1. #ba2b91
  2. #ba9b2b
  3. #2bba54
  4. #2b4aba

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0e30
  2. #7c1d61
  3. #ba2b91
  4. #d959b4
  5. #e797d0

Shades

#ba2b91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba2b91
  2. #a72783
  3. #952274
  4. #821e66
  5. #701a57
  6. #5d1649
  7. #4a113a
  8. #380d2c
  9. #25091d
  10. #13040f
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba2b91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba2b91
  2. #c1409c
  3. #c855a7
  4. #cf6bb2
  5. #d680bd
  6. #dd95c8
  7. #e3aad3
  8. #eabfde
  9. #f1d5e9
  10. #f8eaf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba2b91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba2b91
  2. #b4348f
  3. #ae3c8e
  4. #a9458c
  5. #a34d8a
  6. #9d5689
  7. #975e87
  8. #916785
  9. #8c6f83
  10. #867882
  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 #91577b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a5a94 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #67728e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c62d5b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #824c93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #905d8f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c12c75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba2b91 {
  color: #ba2b91;
}
Background
.bg-ba2b91 {
  background-color: #ba2b91;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba2b91 {
  border: 2px solid #ba2b91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba2b91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 43 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 62% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba2b91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba2b91, #ba2b4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba2b91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 43 145 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.81 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.73 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.40 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.84 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.09 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 10.57 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 11.93 #45d46e Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ba2b91  rgb(186, 43, 145)  hsl(317, 62%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#2bba54  rgb(43, 186, 84)  hsl(137, 62%, 45%)  Emerald
#91ba2b  rgb(145, 186, 43)  hsl(77, 62%, 45%)  Apple Green
#2b91ba  rgb(43, 145, 186)  hsl(197, 62%, 45%)  Bondi Blue