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#BA00A9

#ba00a9 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ba00a9 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 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 9.14% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 305.48°, 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 8.56.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.133

Complementary

  1. #ba00a9
  2. #00ba11

Split complementary

  1. #ba00a9
  2. #4cba00
  3. #00ba6e

Analogous

  1. #6e00ba
  2. #ba00a9
  3. #ba004c

Triadic

  1. #ba00a9
  2. #a9ba00
  3. #00a9ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba00a9
  2. #ba1100
  3. #00ba11
  4. #00a9ba

Square

  1. #ba00a9
  2. #ba6e00
  3. #00ba11
  4. #004cba

Monochromatic

  1. #21001e
  2. #6d0063
  3. #ba00a9
  4. #ff07e8
  5. #ff54ef

Shades

#ba00a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba00a9
  2. #a70098
  3. #950087
  4. #820076
  5. #700065
  6. #5d0055
  7. #4a0044
  8. #380033
  9. #250022
  10. #130011
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba00a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba00a9
  2. #c11ab2
  3. #c833ba
  4. #cf4dc3
  5. #d666cb
  6. #dd80d4
  7. #e399dd
  8. #eab3e5
  9. #f1ccee
  10. #f8e6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba00a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba00a9
  2. #b40da5
  3. #ae1aa1
  4. #a9269d
  5. #a33399
  6. #9d4095
  7. #974d90
  8. #915a8c
  9. #8c6688
  10. #867384
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5086 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #556ea5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c32762 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7944ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8956a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf1d84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba00a9 {
  color: #ba00a9;
}
Background
.bg-ba00a9 {
  background-color: #ba00a9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba00a9 {
  border: 2px solid #ba00a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba00a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 0 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 305 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba00a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba00a9, #ba004c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba00a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 0 169 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.56 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.84 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.13 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.66 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.20 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.42 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.59 #45ff56 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ba00a9  rgb(186, 0, 169)  hsl(305, 100%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#00ba11  rgb(0, 186, 17)  hsl(125, 100%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#a9ba00  rgb(169, 186, 0)  hsl(65, 100%, 36%)  Apple Green
#00a9ba  rgb(0, 169, 186)  hsl(185, 100%, 36%)  Cadet Blue