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#BA2CC4

#ba2cc4 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ba2cc4 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 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.1% cyan, 77.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 296.05°, with 63.33% saturation and 47.06% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.6.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1623

Complementary

  1. #ba2cc4
  2. #36c42c

Split complementary

  1. #ba2cc4
  2. #82c42c
  3. #2cc46e

Analogous

  1. #6e2cc4
  2. #ba2cc4
  3. #c42c82

Triadic

  1. #ba2cc4
  2. #c4ba2c
  3. #2cc4ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba2cc4
  2. #c42c36
  3. #36c42c
  4. #2cc4ba

Square

  1. #ba2cc4
  2. #c46e2c
  3. #36c42c
  4. #2c82c4

Monochromatic

  1. #431047
  2. #7f1e86
  3. #ba2cc4
  4. #d361dc
  5. #e59fea

Shades

#ba2cc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba2cc4
  2. #a728b0
  3. #95239d
  4. #821f89
  5. #701a76
  6. #5d1662
  7. #4a124e
  8. #380d3b
  9. #250927
  10. #130414
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba2cc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba2cc4
  2. #c141ca
  3. #c856d0
  4. #cf6bd6
  5. #d680dc
  6. #dd96e2
  7. #e3abe7
  8. #eac0ed
  9. #f1d5f3
  10. #f8eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba2cc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba2cc4
  2. #b434bd
  3. #ae3db6
  4. #a945b0
  5. #a34ea9
  6. #9d56a2
  7. #975e9b
  8. #916794
  9. #8c6f8e
  10. #867887
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935c99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e76c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be4978 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7854c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8761c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd3f9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba2cc4 {
  color: #ba2cc4;
}
Background
.bg-ba2cc4 {
  background-color: #ba2cc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba2cc4 {
  border: 2px solid #ba2cc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba2cc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 44 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 63% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba2cc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba2cc4, #c42c82);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba2cc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 44 196 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.60 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.80 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.31 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.86 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.65 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.14 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.48 #45d33b Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ba2cc4  rgb(186, 44, 196)  hsl(296, 63%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#36c42c  rgb(54, 196, 44)  hsl(116, 63%, 47%)  Lime Green
#c4ba2c  rgb(196, 186, 44)  hsl(56, 63%, 47%)  Old Gold
#2cc4ba  rgb(44, 196, 186)  hsl(176, 63%, 47%)  Tiffany Blue