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#BA5EB2

#ba5eb2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ba5eb2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 36.86% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 49.46% magenta, 4.3% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 305.22°, with 40% saturation and 54.9% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.69.

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Relative luminance0.2166

Complementary

  1. #ba5eb2
  2. #5eba66

Split complementary

  1. #ba5eb2
  2. #84ba5e
  3. #5eba94

Analogous

  1. #945eba
  2. #ba5eb2
  3. #ba5e84

Triadic

  1. #ba5eb2
  2. #b2ba5e
  3. #5eb2ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba5eb2
  2. #ba665e
  3. #5eba66
  4. #5eb2ba

Square

  1. #ba5eb2
  2. #ba945e
  3. #5eba66
  4. #5e84ba

Monochromatic

  1. #592654
  2. #8e3d87
  3. #ba5eb2
  4. #d194cc
  5. #e8c9e5

Shades

#ba5eb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba5eb2
  2. #a755a0
  3. #954b8e
  4. #82427d
  5. #70386b
  6. #5d2f59
  7. #4a2647
  8. #381c35
  9. #251324
  10. #130912
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba5eb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba5eb2
  2. #c16eba
  3. #c87ec1
  4. #cf8ec9
  5. #d69ed1
  6. #ddafd9
  7. #e3bfe0
  8. #eacfe8
  9. #f1dff0
  10. #f8eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba5eb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba5eb2
  2. #b461ad
  3. #ae65a8
  4. #a968a3
  5. #a36c9e
  6. #9d6f99
  7. #977294
  8. #91768f
  9. #8c798a
  10. #867d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b7497 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a78b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7485af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c06580 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b6fb4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9577b0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be6396 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba5eb2 {
  color: #ba5eb2;
}
Background
.bg-ba5eb2 {
  background-color: #ba5eb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ba5eb2 {
  border: 2px solid #ba5eb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba5eb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 94 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 305 40% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba5eb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba5eb2, #ba5e84);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba5eb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 94 178 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.69 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.75 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.61 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.85 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.10 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.88 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.72 #45a14d Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ba5eb2  rgb(186, 94, 178)  hsl(305, 40%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#5eba66  rgb(94, 186, 102)  hsl(125, 40%, 55%)  Mantis
#b2ba5e  rgb(178, 186, 94)  hsl(65, 40%, 55%)  Dark Khaki
#5eb2ba  rgb(94, 178, 186)  hsl(185, 40%, 55%)  Verdigris