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#BA5FBC

#ba5fbc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ba5fbc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 37.25% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.06% cyan, 49.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 298.71°, with 40.97% saturation and 55.49% 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.9.

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Relative luminance0.2225

Complementary

  1. #ba5fbc
  2. #61bc5f

Split complementary

  1. #ba5fbc
  2. #8fbc5f
  3. #5fbc8b

Analogous

  1. #8b5fbc
  2. #ba5fbc
  3. #bc5f8f

Triadic

  1. #ba5fbc
  2. #bcba5f
  3. #5fbcba

Tetradic

  1. #ba5fbc
  2. #bc5f61
  3. #61bc5f
  4. #5fbcba

Square

  1. #ba5fbc
  2. #bc8b5f
  3. #61bc5f
  4. #5f8fbc

Monochromatic

  1. #5a265c
  2. #903d92
  3. #ba5fbc
  4. #d195d3
  5. #e9cbe9

Shades

#ba5fbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba5fbc
  2. #a756a9
  3. #954c96
  4. #824384
  5. #703971
  6. #5d305e
  7. #4a264b
  8. #381d38
  9. #251326
  10. #130a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba5fbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba5fbc
  2. #c16fc3
  3. #c87fc9
  4. #cf8fd0
  5. #d69fd7
  6. #ddafde
  7. #e3bfe4
  8. #eacfeb
  9. #f1dff2
  10. #f8eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba5fbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba5fbc
  2. #b462b6
  3. #ae66b0
  4. #a969aa
  5. #a36ca4
  6. #9d709e
  7. #977398
  8. #917692
  9. #8c798c
  10. #867d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b759c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #567abf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7186b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be6985 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8970be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9478ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd659e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba5fbc {
  color: #ba5fbc;
}
Background
.bg-ba5fbc {
  background-color: #ba5fbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ba5fbc {
  border: 2px solid #ba5fbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba5fbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 95 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 41% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba5fbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba5fbc, #bc5f8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba5fbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 95 188 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.90 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.81 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.44 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.66 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.72 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.43 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.40 #45a043 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ba5fbc  rgb(186, 95, 188)  hsl(299, 41%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#61bc5f  rgb(97, 188, 95)  hsl(119, 41%, 55%)  Mantis
#bcba5f  rgb(188, 186, 95)  hsl(59, 41%, 55%)  Dark Khaki
#5fbcba  rgb(95, 188, 186)  hsl(179, 41%, 55%)  Verdigris