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#BA00A8

#ba00a8 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ba00a8 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 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 9.68% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 305.81°, 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 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 8.41.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1327

Complementary

  1. #ba00a8
  2. #00ba12

Split complementary

  1. #ba00a8
  2. #4bba00
  3. #00ba6f

Analogous

  1. #6f00ba
  2. #ba00a8
  3. #ba004b

Triadic

  1. #ba00a8
  2. #a8ba00
  3. #00a8ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba00a8
  2. #ba1200
  3. #00ba12
  4. #00a8ba

Square

  1. #ba00a8
  2. #ba6f00
  3. #00ba12
  4. #004bba

Monochromatic

  1. #21001e
  2. #6d0063
  3. #ba00a8
  4. #ff07e7
  5. #ff54ee

Shades

#ba00a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba00a8
  2. #a70097
  3. #950086
  4. #820076
  5. #700065
  6. #5d0054
  7. #4a0043
  8. #380032
  9. #250022
  10. #130011
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba00a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba00a8
  2. #c11ab1
  3. #c833b9
  4. #cf4dc2
  5. #d666cb
  6. #dd80d4
  7. #e399dc
  8. #eab3e5
  9. #f1ccee
  10. #f8e6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba00a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba00a8
  2. #b40da4
  3. #ae1aa0
  4. #a9269c
  5. #a33398
  6. #9d4094
  7. #974d90
  8. #915a8c
  9. #8c6688
  10. #867384
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5085 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #556ea4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c32662 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a44aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8956a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c01c84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba00a8 {
  color: #ba00a8;
}
Background
.bg-ba00a8 {
  background-color: #ba00a8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba00a8 {
  border: 2px solid #ba00a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba00a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 0 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 306 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba00a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba00a8, #ba004b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba00a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 0 168 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.41 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.90 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.28 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.62 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.13 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.38 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.72 #45ff57 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ba00a8  rgb(186, 0, 168)  hsl(306, 100%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#00ba12  rgb(0, 186, 18)  hsl(126, 100%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#a8ba00  rgb(168, 186, 0)  hsl(66, 100%, 36%)  Apple Green
#00a8ba  rgb(0, 168, 186)  hsl(186, 100%, 36%)  Cadet Blue