#BA55D3
mediumorchid
#BA55D3 is a violet colour. In RGB it is 186 red, 85 green and 211 blue, which converts to a hue of 288 degrees, 59% saturation and 58% lightness. It is one of the named CSS colours, written as mediumorchid in stylesheets.
Color values
| HEX | #BA55D3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 85, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 59%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 60%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12%, 60%, 0%, 17%) |
Contrast and accessibility
Against white the contrast ratio is 3.94:1, and against black it is 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.
| Background | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 3.94:1 | Fail | AA |
| Black | 5.33:1 | AA | AAA |
Tints and shades
Lighter tints move #BA55D3 toward white, and darker shades move it toward black.
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Code
| CSS | color: #BA55D3; |
|---|---|
| CSS rgb() | color: rgb(186 85 211); |
| Tailwind | bg-[#ba55d3] |
| SwiftUI | Color(red: 0.729, green: 0.333, blue: 0.827) |
| Android | Color.parseColor("#BA55D3") |