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#BA6ADE

#ba6ade ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#ba6ade is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 41.57% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.22% cyan, 52.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 281.38°, with 63.74% saturation and 64.31% 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 6.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.92.

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Relative luminance0.2602

Complementary

  1. #ba6ade
  2. #8ede6a

Split complementary

  1. #ba6ade
  2. #c8de6a
  3. #6ade80

Analogous

  1. #806ade
  2. #ba6ade
  3. #de6ac8

Triadic

  1. #ba6ade
  2. #deba6a
  3. #6adeba

Tetradic

  1. #ba6ade
  2. #de6a8e
  3. #8ede6a
  4. #6adeba

Square

  1. #ba6ade
  2. #de806a
  3. #8ede6a
  4. #6ac8de

Monochromatic

  1. #6d208f
  2. #9c2ece
  3. #ba6ade
  4. #d7a9ec
  5. #f4e7fa

Shades

#ba6ade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba6ade
  2. #a75fc8
  3. #9555b2
  4. #824a9b
  5. #704085
  6. #5d356f
  7. #4a2a59
  8. #382043
  9. #25152c
  10. #130b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba6ade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba6ade
  2. #c179e1
  3. #c888e5
  4. #cf97e8
  5. #d6a6eb
  6. #ddb5ef
  7. #e3c3f2
  8. #ead2f5
  9. #f1e1f8
  10. #f8f0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba6ade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba6ade
  2. #b46cd5
  3. #ae6ecb
  4. #a971c2
  5. #a373b8
  6. #9d75af
  7. #9777a6
  8. #91799c
  9. #8c7c93
  10. #867e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a07fb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e87e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #688edb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b77d9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #877ce0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9081dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b876b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba6ade {
  color: #ba6ade;
}
Background
.bg-ba6ade {
  background-color: #ba6ade;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ba6ade {
  border: 2px solid #ba6ade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba6ade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 106 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 64% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba6ade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba6ade, #de6ac8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba6ade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 106 222 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.92 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.10 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.64 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.29 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.43 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.93 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.18 #459521 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ba6ade  rgb(186, 106, 222)  hsl(281, 64%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#8ede6a  rgb(142, 222, 106)  hsl(101, 64%, 64%)  Pastel Green
#deba6a  rgb(222, 186, 106)  hsl(41, 64%, 64%)  Meat Brown
#6adeba  rgb(106, 222, 186)  hsl(161, 64%, 64%)  Medium Aquamarine