Medium Orchid (#BA55D3)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.94:1 — vs black: 5.33:1

Color values

  • HEX #BA55D3
  • RGB rgb(186, 85, 211)
  • HSL hsl(288, 58%, 58%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 12, 60, 0, 17 )
  • Websafe #CC66CC

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BA55D3 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Medium Orchid
#BA55D3 Base
#6ED355
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Medium Orchid
#BA55D3 Base
#7B55D3
#D355AD
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Medium Orchid
#BA55D3 Base
#D3BA55
#55D3BA
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Medium Orchid
#BA55D3 Base
#ADD355
#55D37B
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Medium Orchid
#BA55D3 Base
#D37B55
#6ED355
#55ADD3
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Medium Orchid
#BA55D3 Base
#611D72
#952DAE
#AD35CB
#C775DB
#D392E3
#EBCFF2
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Medium Orchid, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#110514
#36103F
#5B1B6A
#7F2795
#A432C0
Medium Orchid #BA55D3 Base
#C673DB
#D291E2
#DEAFEA
#EBCDF2
#F7EBFA
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #BA55D3. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #BA55D3;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #BA55D3;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #BA55D3;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #BA55D3,
        #6ED355
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #BA55D3,
        #6ED355
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$medium-orchid: #BA55D3;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$medium-orchid-r: 186;
$medium-orchid-g: 85;
$medium-orchid-b: 211;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $medium-orchid;
    color: rgba($medium-orchid-r, $medium-orchid-g, $medium-orchid-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Medium Orchid appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #BA55D3 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #7E7ED2 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #6767D3 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #AD7070 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #808080 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Medium Orchid ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Medium Orchid #BA55D3 Base
Rich Lilac #B666D2 ΔE 3.64
Deep Fuchsia #C154C1 ΔE 3.82
Steel Pink #CC33CC ΔE 5.24
Rich Lavender #A76BCF ΔE 5.65

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.