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#BA2BC8

#ba2bc8 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ba2bc8 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 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7% cyan, 78.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 294.65°, with 64.61% saturation and 47.65% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.3.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1634

Complementary

  1. #ba2bc8
  2. #39c82b

Split complementary

  1. #ba2bc8
  2. #88c82b
  3. #2bc86c

Analogous

  1. #6c2bc8
  2. #ba2bc8
  3. #c82b88

Triadic

  1. #ba2bc8
  2. #c8ba2b
  3. #2bc8ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba2bc8
  2. #c82b39
  3. #39c82b
  4. #2bc8ba

Square

  1. #ba2bc8
  2. #c86c2b
  3. #39c82b
  4. #2b88c8

Monochromatic

  1. #45104a
  2. #7f1d89
  3. #ba2bc8
  4. #d262dd
  5. #e4a1eb

Shades

#ba2bc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba2bc8
  2. #a727b4
  3. #9522a0
  4. #821e8c
  5. #701a78
  6. #5d1664
  7. #4a1150
  8. #380d3c
  9. #250928
  10. #130414
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba2bc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba2bc8
  2. #c140ce
  3. #c855d3
  4. #cf6bd9
  5. #d680de
  6. #dd95e4
  7. #e3aae9
  8. #eabfef
  9. #f1d5f4
  10. #f8eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba2bc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba2bc8
  2. #b434c1
  3. #ae3cba
  4. #a945b2
  5. #a34dab
  6. #9d56a4
  7. #975e9d
  8. #916796
  9. #8c6f8e
  10. #867887
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #945c9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b76c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd4a7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7754ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8661c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc409f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba2bc8 {
  color: #ba2bc8;
}
Background
.bg-ba2bc8 {
  background-color: #ba2bc8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba2bc8 {
  border: 2px solid #ba2bc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba2bc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 43 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 65% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba2bc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba2bc8, #c82b88);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba2bc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 43 200 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.30 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.02 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.17 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.25 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.37 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.59 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.07 #45d437 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ba2bc8  rgb(186, 43, 200)  hsl(295, 65%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#39c82b  rgb(57, 200, 43)  hsl(115, 65%, 48%)  Lime Green
#c8ba2b  rgb(200, 186, 43)  hsl(55, 65%, 48%)  Old Gold
#2bc8ba  rgb(43, 200, 186)  hsl(175, 65%, 48%)  Medium Turquoise