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#BA287C

#ba287c ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ba287c is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 15.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.49% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 325.48°, with 64.6% saturation and 44.31% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.55.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1341

Complementary

  1. #ba287c
  2. #28ba66

Split complementary

  1. #ba287c
  2. #33ba28
  3. #28baaf

Analogous

  1. #af28ba
  2. #ba287c
  3. #ba2833

Triadic

  1. #ba287c
  2. #7cba28
  3. #287cba

Tetradic

  1. #ba287c
  2. #ba6628
  3. #28ba66
  4. #287cba

Square

  1. #ba287c
  2. #baaf28
  3. #28ba66
  4. #2833ba

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0d28
  2. #7b1a52
  3. #ba287c
  4. #da54a1
  5. #e893c4

Shades

#ba287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba287c
  2. #a72470
  3. #952063
  4. #821c57
  5. #70184a
  6. #5d143e
  7. #4a1032
  8. #380c25
  9. #250819
  10. #13040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba287c
  2. #c13e89
  3. #c85396
  4. #cf69a3
  5. #d67eb0
  6. #dd94be
  7. #e3a9cb
  8. #eabfd8
  9. #f1d4e5
  10. #f8eaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba287c
  2. #b4317c
  3. #ae3a7d
  4. #a9427d
  5. #a34b7e
  6. #9d547e
  7. #975d7e
  8. #91667f
  9. #8c6e7f
  10. #867780
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905470 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #43567e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d7079 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c81b4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84487d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #925b7a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c32164 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba287c {
  color: #ba287c;
}
Background
.bg-ba287c {
  background-color: #ba287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba287c {
  border: 2px solid #ba287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 325 65% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba287c, #ba2833);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.55 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.80 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 7.14 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.21 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.87 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.79 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.01 #45d783 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ba287c  rgb(186, 40, 124)  hsl(325, 65%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#28ba66  rgb(40, 186, 102)  hsl(145, 65%, 44%)  Medium Sea Green
#7cba28  rgb(124, 186, 40)  hsl(85, 65%, 44%)  Apple Green
#287cba  rgb(40, 124, 186)  hsl(205, 65%, 44%)  Steel Blue