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#BA2EC7

#ba2ec7 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ba2ec7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 18.04% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.53% cyan, 76.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 294.9°, with 62.45% saturation and 48.04% 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.5.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1652

Complementary

  1. #ba2ec7
  2. #3bc72e

Split complementary

  1. #ba2ec7
  2. #88c72e
  3. #2ec76d

Analogous

  1. #6d2ec7
  2. #ba2ec7
  3. #c72e88

Triadic

  1. #ba2ec7
  2. #c7ba2e
  3. #2ec7ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba2ec7
  2. #c72e3b
  3. #3bc72e
  4. #2ec7ba

Square

  1. #ba2ec7
  2. #c76d2e
  3. #3bc72e
  4. #2e88c7

Monochromatic

  1. #46114b
  2. #802089
  3. #ba2ec7
  4. #d266dc
  5. #e4a4ea

Shades

#ba2ec7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba2ec7
  2. #a729b3
  3. #95259f
  4. #82208b
  5. #701c77
  6. #5d1764
  7. #4a1250
  8. #380e3c
  9. #250928
  10. #130514
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba2ec7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba2ec7
  2. #c143cd
  3. #c858d2
  4. #cf6dd8
  5. #d682dd
  6. #dd97e3
  7. #e3abe9
  8. #eac0ee
  9. #f1d5f4
  10. #f8eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba2ec7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba2ec7
  2. #b436c0
  3. #ae3eb9
  4. #a947b2
  5. #a34fab
  6. #9d57a4
  7. #975f9c
  8. #916795
  9. #8c708e
  10. #867887
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #945d9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d77c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be4b7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7855c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8761c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc419f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba2ec7 {
  color: #ba2ec7;
}
Background
.bg-ba2ec7 {
  background-color: #ba2ec7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba2ec7 {
  border: 2px solid #ba2ec7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba2ec7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 46 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 62% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba2ec7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba2ec7, #c72e88);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba2ec7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 46 199 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.50 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.84 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.89 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.42 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.67 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.86 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.31 #45d138 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ba2ec7  rgb(186, 46, 199)  hsl(295, 62%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#3bc72e  rgb(59, 199, 46)  hsl(115, 62%, 48%)  Lime Green
#c7ba2e  rgb(199, 186, 46)  hsl(55, 62%, 48%)  Old Gold
#2ec7ba  rgb(46, 199, 186)  hsl(175, 62%, 48%)  Medium Turquoise