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#BA2ED9

#ba2ed9 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ba2ed9 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 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.29% cyan, 78.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 289.12°, with 69.23% saturation and 51.57% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.84.

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Relative luminance0.174

Complementary

  1. #ba2ed9
  2. #4dd92e

Split complementary

  1. #ba2ed9
  2. #a3d92e
  3. #2ed964

Analogous

  1. #642ed9
  2. #ba2ed9
  3. #d92ea3

Triadic

  1. #ba2ed9
  2. #d9ba2e
  3. #2ed9ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba2ed9
  2. #d92e4d
  3. #4dd92e
  4. #2ed9ba

Square

  1. #ba2ed9
  2. #d9642e
  3. #4dd92e
  4. #2ea3d9

Monochromatic

  1. #4f115d
  2. #861d9e
  3. #ba2ed9
  4. #cf6fe5
  5. #e5aff1

Shades

#ba2ed9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba2ed9
  2. #a729c3
  3. #9525ae
  4. #822098
  5. #701c82
  6. #5d176d
  7. #4a1257
  8. #380e41
  9. #25092b
  10. #130516
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba2ed9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba2ed9
  2. #c143dd
  3. #c858e1
  4. #cf6de4
  5. #d682e8
  6. #dd97ec
  7. #e3abf0
  8. #eac0f4
  9. #f1d5f7
  10. #f8eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba2ed9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba2ed9
  2. #b436d0
  3. #ae3ec7
  4. #a947be
  5. #a34fb5
  6. #9d57ad
  7. #975fa4
  8. #91679b
  9. #8c7092
  10. #867889
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955fa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bdd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c78d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba5484 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7459dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8263d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba48ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba2ed9 {
  color: #ba2ed9;
}
Background
.bg-ba2ed9 {
  background-color: #ba2ed9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba2ed9 {
  border: 2px solid #ba2ed9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba2ed9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 46 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 69% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba2ed9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba2ed9, #d92ea3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba2ed9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 46 217 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.84 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.17 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.30 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.95 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.14 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.16 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.34 #45d126 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ba2ed9  rgb(186, 46, 217)  hsl(289, 69%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#4dd92e  rgb(77, 217, 46)  hsl(109, 69%, 52%)  Lime Green
#d9ba2e  rgb(217, 186, 46)  hsl(49, 69%, 52%)  Old Gold
#2ed9ba  rgb(46, 217, 186)  hsl(169, 69%, 52%)  Turquoise