#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.