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#BA2DFB — Vivid Purple

#BA2DFB 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 #BA2DFB 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.

#BA2DFB 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 #6EFB2D; it also sits naturally between #532DFB and #FB2DD5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BA2DFB · RGB 186, 45, 251

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Color values

HEX#BA2DFB
RGB186, 45, 251
HSL281°, 96%, 58%
HSV281°, 82%, 98%
CMYK26%, 82%, 0%, 2%
XYZ38.60, 19.28, 92.95
Yxy19.28, 0.2559, 0.1278
CIE-Lab51.01, 81.42, -74.19
Hunter Lab43.91, 83.73, -100.90

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 18% · Blue 98%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BA2DFB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BA2DFB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BA2DFB

.text { color: #BA2DFB; }
.background { background-color: #BA2DFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BA2DFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 45, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 96%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BA2DFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 45, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BA2DFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 45, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BA2DFB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BA2DFB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BA2DFB

#B114FA#A205EB#9104D2#7C04B4#6B039B#5A0382#450264#34024B#1F012D#0E0014

Tints of #BA2DFB

#C041FB#C755FC#CC64FC#D278FC#D98CFD#E0A0FD#E6B4FD#EBC3FE#F2D7FE#F8EBFF

Tones of #BA2DFB

#B43CEC#AF4ADE#A959CF#A468C0#9F77B1#9985A3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6EFB2D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.32:1 AA large only
Against black text4.86:1 AA

Best text color on #BA2DFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BA2DFB

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 #BA2DFB: ·

How #BA2DFB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7D7CC9Deuteranopia · #8590BDTritanopia · #B3A299

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 fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BA2DFB rather than the exact color:

Palette 5d12d2
#5D12D2 · #B931FC · #FF6AC2 · #FFE5E5
Cosmic Twilight
#0D2724 · #F9CA1E · #4D44FE · #C52CF9
Modern Saffron
#331E14 · #35BAFD · #FC46DE · #B235FC
Palette Bf2ef0
#BF2EF0 · #ED3EF7 · #FEECB3 · #FFF6EA
Palette Fbf5a7
#FBF5A7 · #FF97D0 · #FF62BB · #B331F1
Palette 090040
#090040 · #471396 · #B13BFF · #FFCC00

Similar colors

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

#B931FC#C52CF9#B235FC#BF2EF0#B331F1#B13BFF#BF27EB#CC2FF8#B819FA#A823F8#C93DFB#B242FE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BA2DFA  ·  #BA2DFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BA2DFB?

#BA2DFB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 186, 45, 251). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BA2DFB?

#BA2DFB is RGB 186, 45, 251 — HSL 281°, 96%, 58% — CMYK 26%, 82%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #BA2DFB?

Its complement is #6EFB2D; analogous partners are #532DFB and #FB2DD5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BA2DFB for text?

Black text on #BA2DFB has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.32:1.