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#BA4DEB

#ba4deb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ba4deb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 30.2% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.85% cyan, 67.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 281.39°, with 79.8% saturation and 61.18% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.9.

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Relative luminance0.2175

Complementary

  1. #ba4deb
  2. #7eeb4d

Split complementary

  1. #ba4deb
  2. #cdeb4d
  3. #4deb6b

Analogous

  1. #6b4deb
  2. #ba4deb
  3. #eb4dcd

Triadic

  1. #ba4deb
  2. #ebba4d
  3. #4debba

Tetradic

  1. #ba4deb
  2. #eb4d7e
  3. #7eeb4d
  4. #4debba

Square

  1. #ba4deb
  2. #eb6b4d
  3. #7eeb4d
  4. #4dcdeb

Monochromatic

  1. #68108f
  2. #9918d4
  3. #ba4deb
  4. #d592f3
  5. #efd7fa

Shades

#ba4deb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba4deb
  2. #a745d4
  3. #953ebc
  4. #8236a5
  5. #702e8d
  6. #5d2776
  7. #4a1f5e
  8. #381747
  9. #250f2f
  10. #130818
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba4deb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba4deb
  2. #c15fed
  3. #c871ef
  4. #cf82f1
  5. #d694f3
  6. #dda6f5
  7. #e3b8f7
  8. #eacaf9
  9. #f1dbfb
  10. #f8edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba4deb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba4deb
  2. #b452e0
  3. #ae57d6
  4. #a95ccb
  5. #a361c0
  6. #9d67b6
  7. #976cab
  8. #9171a0
  9. #8c7695
  10. #867b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b6fb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bf0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4283e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b56d96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #776bee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8471e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b762be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba4deb {
  color: #ba4deb;
}
Background
.bg-ba4deb {
  background-color: #ba4deb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ba4deb {
  border: 2px solid #ba4deb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba4deb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 77 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 80% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba4deb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba4deb, #eb4dcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba4deb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 77 235 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.90 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.26 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.78 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.85 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.05 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.05 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.32 #45b214 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ba4deb  rgb(186, 77, 235)  hsl(281, 80%, 61%)  Medium Orchid
#7eeb4d  rgb(126, 235, 77)  hsl(101, 80%, 61%)  Lawn Green
#ebba4d  rgb(235, 186, 77)  hsl(41, 80%, 61%)  Meat Brown
#4debba  rgb(77, 235, 186)  hsl(161, 80%, 61%)  Aquamarine