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#BA00A5

#ba00a5 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ba00a5 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 0% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 11.29% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 306.77°, with 100% saturation and 36.47% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.97.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1316

Complementary

  1. #ba00a5
  2. #00ba15

Split complementary

  1. #ba00a5
  2. #48ba00
  3. #00ba72

Analogous

  1. #7200ba
  2. #ba00a5
  3. #ba0048

Triadic

  1. #ba00a5
  2. #a5ba00
  3. #00a5ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba00a5
  2. #ba1500
  3. #00ba15
  4. #00a5ba

Square

  1. #ba00a5
  2. #ba7200
  3. #00ba15
  4. #0048ba

Monochromatic

  1. #21001d
  2. #6d0061
  3. #ba00a5
  4. #ff07e3
  5. #ff54ec

Shades

#ba00a5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba00a5
  2. #a70095
  3. #950084
  4. #820074
  5. #700063
  6. #5d0053
  7. #4a0042
  8. #380032
  9. #250021
  10. #130011
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba00a5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba00a5
  2. #c11aae
  3. #c833b7
  4. #cf4dc0
  5. #d666c9
  6. #dd80d2
  7. #e399db
  8. #eab3e4
  9. #f1cced
  10. #f8e6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba00a5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba00a5
  2. #b40da1
  3. #ae1a9e
  4. #a9269a
  5. #a33396
  6. #9d4093
  7. #974d8f
  8. #915a8b
  9. #8c6687
  10. #867384
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f4f84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #576ea1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c42360 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a43a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a56a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c01a81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba00a5 {
  color: #ba00a5;
}
Background
.bg-ba00a5 {
  background-color: #ba00a5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba00a5 {
  border: 2px solid #ba00a5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba00a5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 0 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 307 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba00a5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba00a5, #ba0048);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba00a5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 0 165 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.97 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.10 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.54 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.71 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.92 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.26 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.12 #45ff5a Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ba00a5  rgb(186, 0, 165)  hsl(307, 100%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#00ba15  rgb(0, 186, 21)  hsl(127, 100%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#a5ba00  rgb(165, 186, 0)  hsl(67, 100%, 36%)  Apple Green
#00a5ba  rgb(0, 165, 186)  hsl(187, 100%, 36%)  Bondi Blue