#BA55D3

A medium, moderate magenta closely aligning with Mediumorchid.

About #BA55D3

When working with digital screens, the color #BA55D3 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Mediumorchid. In the RGB color space, it consists of 186 red, 85 green, and 211 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 12% Cyan, 60% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 17% Black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BA55D3
RGB186, 85, 211
HSL288.1°, 58.9%, 58.0%
CMYK12%, 60%, 0%, 17%
HSV288.1°, 59.7%, 82.7%
LAB53.6, 59.1, -47.4
XYZ35.3, 21.6, 63.9
Decimal12211667

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.94:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.33:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.77:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.53:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BA55D3; }
.text-color { color: #BA55D3; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BA55D3; }

Similar Colors

Mediumorchid
#BA55D3