What color is #BA55D3?

#BA55D3 is a moderate magenta known as Medium Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Medium Orchid?

The RGB value is 186, 85, 211: 186 red, 85 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Medium Orchid?

The complementary color is #6ED355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA55D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Medium Orchid color: hex code #BA55D3

#BA55D3 rgb(186, 85, 211)

Shades of purple

Medium Orchid has the hex code #BA55D3. It is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 33.3% green and 82.7% blue (186, 85, 211).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 59% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword mediumorchid.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) color codes

HEX	`#BA55D3`
RGB	`rgb(186, 85, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 33.3%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 59%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 60%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 60%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.64, 59.06, -47.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.64, 75.73, 321.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.255, 21.641, 63.935)`
Decimal	`12211667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Medium Orchid, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BA55D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA55D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BA55D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba55d3; }
.text { color: #ba55d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba55d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 85 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba55d3, #d355ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BA55D3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BA55D3?: #BA55D3 is a moderate magenta known as Medium Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Medium Orchid?: The RGB value is 186, 85, 211: 186 red, 85 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Medium Orchid?: The complementary color is #6ED355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA55D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.