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#BA46BB

#ba46bb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ba46bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 27.45% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.53% cyan, 62.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 299.49°, with 46.25% saturation and 50.39% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.06.

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Relative luminance0.1841

Complementary

  1. #ba46bb
  2. #47bb46

Split complementary

  1. #ba46bb
  2. #81bb46
  3. #46bb7f

Analogous

  1. #7f46bb
  2. #ba46bb
  3. #bb4681

Triadic

  1. #ba46bb
  2. #bbba46
  3. #46bbba

Tetradic

  1. #ba46bb
  2. #bb4647
  3. #47bb46
  4. #46bbba

Square

  1. #ba46bb
  2. #bb7f46
  3. #47bb46
  4. #4681bb

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1c4c
  2. #833184
  3. #ba46bb
  4. #cf7ed0
  5. #e4b6e4

Shades

#ba46bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba46bb
  2. #a73fa8
  3. #953896
  4. #823183
  5. #702a70
  6. #5d235e
  7. #4a1c4b
  8. #381538
  9. #250e25
  10. #130713
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba46bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba46bb
  2. #c159c2
  3. #c86bc9
  4. #cf7ecf
  5. #d690d6
  6. #dda3dd
  7. #e3b5e4
  8. #eac8eb
  9. #f1daf1
  10. #f8edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba46bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba46bb
  2. #b44cb5
  3. #ae52af
  4. #a957a9
  5. #a35da3
  6. #9d639e
  7. #976998
  8. #916f92
  9. #8c748c
  10. #867a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #966797 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #366dbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #617cb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf557a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8160bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d6bb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd5098 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba46bb {
  color: #ba46bb;
}
Background
.bg-ba46bb {
  background-color: #ba46bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ba46bb {
  border: 2px solid #ba46bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba46bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 70 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 46% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba46bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba46bb, #bb4681);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba46bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 70 187 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.06 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.00 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.54 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.82 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.30 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.90 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 11.05 #45b944 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ba46bb  rgb(186, 70, 187)  hsl(299, 46%, 50%)  Medium Orchid
#47bb46  rgb(71, 187, 70)  hsl(119, 46%, 50%)  Kelly Green
#bbba46  rgb(187, 186, 70)  hsl(59, 46%, 50%)  Vegas Gold
#46bbba  rgb(70, 187, 186)  hsl(179, 46%, 50%)  Verdigris