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#BA3EAA

#ba3eaa ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ba3eaa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 24.31% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 8.6% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 307.74°, with 50% saturation and 48.63% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 6.63.

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Relative luminance0.1679

Complementary

  1. #ba3eaa
  2. #3eba4e

Split complementary

  1. #ba3eaa
  2. #6cba3e
  3. #3eba8c

Analogous

  1. #8c3eba
  2. #ba3eaa
  3. #ba3e6c

Triadic

  1. #ba3eaa
  2. #aaba3e
  3. #3eaaba

Tetradic

  1. #ba3eaa
  2. #ba4e3e
  3. #3eba4e
  4. #3eaaba

Square

  1. #ba3eaa
  2. #ba8c3e
  3. #3eba4e
  4. #3e6cba

Monochromatic

  1. #471841
  2. #812b76
  3. #ba3eaa
  4. #d174c5
  5. #e4addd

Shades

#ba3eaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba3eaa
  2. #a73899
  3. #953288
  4. #822b77
  5. #702566
  6. #5d1f55
  7. #4a1944
  8. #381333
  9. #250c22
  10. #130611
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba3eaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba3eaa
  2. #c151b3
  3. #c865bb
  4. #cf78c4
  5. #d68bcc
  6. #dd9fd5
  7. #e3b2dd
  8. #eac5e6
  9. #f1d8ee
  10. #f8ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba3eaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba3eaa
  2. #b445a6
  3. #ae4ba2
  4. #a9529d
  5. #a35899
  6. #9d5f95
  7. #976691
  8. #916c8d
  9. #8c7388
  10. #867984
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94618c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b66ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6578a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2486f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8259ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f66a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf458a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba3eaa {
  color: #ba3eaa;
}
Background
.bg-ba3eaa {
  background-color: #ba3eaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba3eaa {
  border: 2px solid #ba3eaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba3eaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 62 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 308 50% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba3eaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba3eaa, #ba3e6c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba3eaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 62 170 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.63 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.37 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.39 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.88 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.55 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.62 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.18 #45c155 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#ba3eaa  rgb(186, 62, 170)  hsl(308, 50%, 49%)  Purpureus
#3eba4e  rgb(62, 186, 78)  hsl(128, 50%, 49%)  Mantis
#aaba3e  rgb(170, 186, 62)  hsl(68, 50%, 49%)  Apple Green
#3eaaba  rgb(62, 170, 186)  hsl(188, 50%, 49%)  Cadet Blue