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#BA02CA

#ba02ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ba02ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 0.78% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.92% cyan, 99.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 295.2°, with 98.04% saturation and 40% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.66.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1475

Complementary

  1. #ba02ca
  2. #12ca02

Split complementary

  1. #ba02ca
  2. #76ca02
  3. #02ca56

Analogous

  1. #5602ca
  2. #ba02ca
  3. #ca0276

Triadic

  1. #ba02ca
  2. #caba02
  3. #02caba

Tetradic

  1. #ba02ca
  2. #ca0212
  3. #12ca02
  4. #02caba

Square

  1. #ba02ca
  2. #ca5602
  3. #12ca02
  4. #0276ca

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0033
  2. #74017e
  3. #ba02ca
  4. #eb1cfd
  5. #f267fe

Shades

#ba02ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba02ca
  2. #a702b6
  3. #9502a2
  4. #82018d
  5. #700179
  6. #5d0165
  7. #4a0151
  8. #38013d
  9. #250028
  10. #130014
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba02ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba02ca
  2. #c11bcf
  3. #c835d5
  4. #cf4eda
  5. #d667df
  6. #dd81e5
  7. #e39aea
  8. #eab3ef
  9. #f1ccf4
  10. #f8e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba02ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba02ca
  2. #b40fc3
  3. #ae1bbb
  4. #a928b4
  5. #a334ac
  6. #9d41a5
  7. #974e9e
  8. #915a96
  9. #8c678f
  10. #867387
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91549a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d71c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd3f76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #724bcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8259c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc309f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba02ca {
  color: #ba02ca;
}
Background
.bg-ba02ca {
  background-color: #ba02ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba02ca {
  border: 2px solid #ba02ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba02ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 2 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 98% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba02ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba02ca, #ca0276);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba02ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 2 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.66 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.33 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.57 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.46 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.60 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.10 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.70 #45fd35 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ba02ca  rgb(186, 2, 202)  hsl(295, 98%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#12ca02  rgb(18, 202, 2)  hsl(115, 98%, 40%)  Lime Green
#caba02  rgb(202, 186, 2)  hsl(55, 98%, 40%)  Old Gold
#02caba  rgb(2, 202, 186)  hsl(175, 98%, 40%)  Medium Turquoise