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#BA42EF

#ba42ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ba42ef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 25.88% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.18% cyan, 72.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 281.62°, with 84.39% saturation and 59.8% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.49.

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Relative luminance0.2057

Complementary

  1. #ba42ef
  2. #77ef42

Split complementary

  1. #ba42ef
  2. #cdef42
  3. #42ef63

Analogous

  1. #6342ef
  2. #ba42ef
  3. #ef42cd

Triadic

  1. #ba42ef
  2. #efba42
  3. #42efba

Tetradic

  1. #ba42ef
  2. #ef4277
  3. #77ef42
  4. #42efba

Square

  1. #ba42ef
  2. #ef6342
  3. #77ef42
  4. #42cdef

Monochromatic

  1. #650c8c
  2. #9812d3
  3. #ba42ef
  4. #d489f5
  5. #edcffb

Shades

#ba42ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba42ef
  2. #a73bd7
  3. #9535bf
  4. #822ea7
  5. #70288f
  6. #5d2178
  7. #4a1a60
  8. #381448
  9. #250d30
  10. #130718
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba42ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba42ef
  2. #c155f1
  3. #c868f2
  4. #cf7bf4
  5. #d68ef5
  6. #dda1f7
  7. #e3b3f9
  8. #eac6fa
  9. #f1d9fc
  10. #f8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba42ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba42ef
  2. #b448e4
  3. #ae4ed9
  4. #a955ce
  5. #a35bc3
  6. #9d61b8
  7. #9767ac
  8. #916da1
  9. #8c7496
  10. #867a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #996ab6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3180eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b46895 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7266f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #806ced ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b75bc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba42ef {
  color: #ba42ef;
}
Background
.bg-ba42ef {
  background-color: #ba42ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ba42ef {
  border: 2px solid #ba42ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba42ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 66 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 84% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba42ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba42ef, #ef42cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba42ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 66 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.49 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.11 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.83 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.87 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.14 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.42 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.42 #45bd10 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ba42ef  rgb(186, 66, 239)  hsl(282, 84%, 60%)  Electric Purple
#77ef42  rgb(119, 239, 66)  hsl(102, 84%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#efba42  rgb(239, 186, 66)  hsl(42, 84%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#42efba  rgb(66, 239, 186)  hsl(162, 84%, 60%)  Aquamarine