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#BA2CB1

#ba2cb1 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ba2cb1 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 17.25% green and 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.34% magenta, 4.84% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 303.8°, with 61.74% saturation and 45.1% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 6.79.

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Relative luminance0.1541

Complementary

  1. #ba2cb1
  2. #2cba35

Split complementary

  1. #ba2cb1
  2. #6aba2c
  3. #2cba7c

Analogous

  1. #7c2cba
  2. #ba2cb1
  3. #ba2c6a

Triadic

  1. #ba2cb1
  2. #b1ba2c
  3. #2cb1ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba2cb1
  2. #ba352c
  3. #2cba35
  4. #2cb1ba

Square

  1. #ba2cb1
  2. #ba7c2c
  3. #2cba35
  4. #2c6aba

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0f3b
  2. #7c1d76
  3. #ba2cb1
  4. #d85ad0
  5. #e798e2

Shades

#ba2cb1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba2cb1
  2. #a7289f
  3. #95238e
  4. #821f7c
  5. #701a6a
  6. #5d1659
  7. #4a1247
  8. #380d35
  9. #250923
  10. #130412
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba2cb1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba2cb1
  2. #c141b9
  3. #c856c1
  4. #cf6bc8
  5. #d680d0
  6. #dd96d8
  7. #e3abe0
  8. #eac0e8
  9. #f1d5ef
  10. #f8eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba2cb1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba2cb1
  2. #b434ac
  3. #ae3da7
  4. #a945a2
  5. #a34e9d
  6. #9d5699
  7. #975e94
  8. #91678f
  9. #8c6f8a
  10. #867885
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925a8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b61b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a74ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c13f6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c51b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b5faf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf388d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba2cb1 {
  color: #ba2cb1;
}
Background
.bg-ba2cb1 {
  background-color: #ba2cb1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba2cb1 {
  border: 2px solid #ba2cb1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba2cb1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 44 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 304 62% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba2cb1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba2cb1, #ba2c6a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba2cb1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 44 177 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.79 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.52 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.05 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.23 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.18 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.89 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.22 #45d34e Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Purpureus
#ba2cb1  rgb(186, 44, 177)  hsl(304, 62%, 45%)  Purpureus
#2cba35  rgb(44, 186, 53)  hsl(124, 62%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#b1ba2c  rgb(177, 186, 44)  hsl(64, 62%, 45%)  Apple Green
#2cb1ba  rgb(44, 177, 186)  hsl(184, 62%, 45%)  Verdigris