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#BA39CD

#ba39cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ba39cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 22.35% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.27% cyan, 72.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 292.3°, with 59.68% saturation and 51.37% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.12.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1777

Complementary

  1. #ba39cd
  2. #4ccd39

Split complementary

  1. #ba39cd
  2. #96cd39
  3. #39cd70

Analogous

  1. #7039cd
  2. #ba39cd
  3. #cd3996

Triadic

  1. #ba39cd
  2. #cdba39
  3. #39cdba

Tetradic

  1. #ba39cd
  2. #cd394c
  3. #4ccd39
  4. #39cdba

Square

  1. #ba39cd
  2. #cd7039
  3. #4ccd39
  4. #3996cd

Monochromatic

  1. #4f1657
  2. #862594
  3. #ba39cd
  4. #cf76dc
  5. #e5b3ec

Shades

#ba39cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba39cd
  2. #a733b9
  3. #952ea4
  4. #822890
  5. #70227b
  6. #5d1d67
  7. #4a1752
  8. #38113e
  9. #250b29
  10. #130615
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba39cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba39cd
  2. #c14dd2
  3. #c861d7
  4. #cf74dc
  5. #d688e1
  6. #dd9ce6
  7. #e3b0eb
  8. #eac4f0
  9. #f1d7f5
  10. #f8ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba39cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba39cd
  2. #b440c5
  3. #ae47be
  4. #a94eb6
  5. #a355ae
  6. #9d5da7
  7. #97649f
  8. #916b97
  9. #8c728f
  10. #867988
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9662a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e7aca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc5480 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #795bcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8766cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb4ba5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba39cd {
  color: #ba39cd;
}
Background
.bg-ba39cd {
  background-color: #ba39cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba39cd {
  border: 2px solid #ba39cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba39cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 57 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 60% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba39cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba39cd, #cd3996);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba39cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 57 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.12 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.83 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.86 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.03 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.86 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.91 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.59 #45c632 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ba39cd  rgb(186, 57, 205)  hsl(292, 60%, 51%)  Medium Orchid
#4ccd39  rgb(76, 205, 57)  hsl(112, 60%, 51%)  Lime Green
#cdba39  rgb(205, 186, 57)  hsl(52, 60%, 51%)  Old Gold
#39cdba  rgb(57, 205, 186)  hsl(172, 60%, 51%)  Turquoise