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#BA2CF2 — Vivid Purple

#BA2CF2 is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #BA2CF2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BA2CF2 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #64F22C; it also sits naturally between #572CF2 and #F22CC7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BA2CF2 · RGB 186, 44, 242

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Color values

HEX#BA2CF2
RGB186, 44, 242
HSL283°, 88%, 56%
HSV283°, 82%, 95%
CMYK23%, 82%, 0%, 5%
XYZ37.18, 18.65, 85.64
Yxy18.65, 0.2628, 0.1318
CIE-Lab50.28, 79.99, -70.35
Hunter Lab43.19, 81.67, -93.15

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 17% · Blue 95%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #BA2CF2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BA2CF2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BA2CF2

.text { color: #BA2CF2; }
.background { background-color: #BA2CF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BA2CF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 44, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 88%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BA2CF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 44, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BA2CF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 44, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BA2CF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BA2CF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BA2CF2

#B214F0#A20EDD#8D0CC0#7B0BA8#6A0990#580878#460660#310443#20032B#0E0113

Tints of #BA2CF2

#C03FF3#C652F4#CD66F5#D379F6#D98CF8#DF9FF9#E6B2FA#ECC5FB#F2D9FD#F9ECFE

Tones of #BA2CF2

#B33BE3#AD48D5#A757C7#A164B9#9B73AB#95809D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #64F22C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.44:1 AA large only
Against black text4.73:1 AA

Best text color on #BA2CF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BA2CF2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BA2CF2: ·

How #BA2CF2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #7D7BC2Deuteranopia · #858FB7Tritanopia · #B39C94

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EATailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BA2CF2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Bf2ef0
#BF2EF0 · #ED3EF7 · #FEECB3 · #FFF6EA
Palette Fbf5a7
#FBF5A7 · #FF97D0 · #FF62BB · #B331F1
Honey Ruby Ember
#37B911 · #A9F16A · #BF27EB · #E4C7F6
Palette 5d12d2
#5D12D2 · #B931FC · #FF6AC2 · #FFE5E5
Cosmic Twilight
#0D2724 · #F9CA1E · #4D44FE · #C52CF9
Modern Saffron
#331E14 · #35BAFD · #FC46DE · #B235FC

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#BF2EF0#B331F1#BF27EB#B931FC#C52CF9#B235FC#BA33E4#C424E6#C72CE6#C735E8#CC2FF8#B234E2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BA2CF1  ·  #BA2CF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BA2CF2?

#BA2CF2 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 186, 44, 242). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BA2CF2?

#BA2CF2 is RGB 186, 44, 242 — HSL 283°, 88%, 56% — CMYK 23%, 82%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #BA2CF2?

Its complement is #64F22C; analogous partners are #572CF2 and #F22CC7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BA2CF2 for text?

Black text on #BA2CF2 has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.44:1.