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#BA50BB

#ba50bb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ba50bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 31.37% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.53% cyan, 57.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 299.44°, with 44.03% saturation and 52.35% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.32.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.1976

Complementary

  1. #ba50bb
  2. #51bb50

Split complementary

  1. #ba50bb
  2. #86bb50
  3. #50bb84

Analogous

  1. #8450bb
  2. #ba50bb
  3. #bb5086

Triadic

  1. #ba50bb
  2. #bbba50
  3. #50bbba

Tetradic

  1. #ba50bb
  2. #bb5051
  3. #51bb50
  4. #50bbba

Square

  1. #ba50bb
  2. #bb8450
  3. #51bb50
  4. #5086bb

Monochromatic

  1. #522052
  2. #883589
  3. #ba50bb
  4. #d087d0
  5. #e5bee6

Shades

#ba50bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba50bb
  2. #a748a8
  3. #954096
  4. #823883
  5. #703070
  6. #5d285e
  7. #4a204b
  8. #381838
  9. #251025
  10. #130813
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba50bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba50bb
  2. #c162c2
  3. #c873c9
  4. #cf85cf
  5. #d696d6
  6. #dda8dd
  7. #e3b9e4
  8. #eacbeb
  9. #f1dcf1
  10. #f8eef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba50bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba50bb
  2. #b455b5
  3. #ae5aaf
  4. #a95ea9
  5. #a363a3
  6. #9d689e
  7. #976d98
  8. #917292
  9. #8c768c
  10. #867b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #986c99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4472be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6780b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf5d7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8466bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9070b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd589a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba50bb {
  color: #ba50bb;
}
Background
.bg-ba50bb {
  background-color: #ba50bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ba50bb {
  border: 2px solid #ba50bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba50bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 80 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 44% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba50bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba50bb, #bb5086);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba50bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 80 187 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.32 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.62 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.02 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.33 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.58 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.66 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.03 #45af44 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ba50bb  rgb(186, 80, 187)  hsl(299, 44%, 52%)  Medium Orchid
#51bb50  rgb(81, 187, 80)  hsl(119, 44%, 52%)  Mantis
#bbba50  rgb(187, 186, 80)  hsl(59, 44%, 52%)  Dark Khaki
#50bbba  rgb(80, 187, 186)  hsl(179, 44%, 52%)  Verdigris