Colour
#BA0074
- #BA0074
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#BA0074 is a magenta with RGB values 186, 0, 116 and HSL 323°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#BA0074#BA0074
HEX#BA0074
RGBrgb(186, 0, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0, 0.4549
RGB percentages72.9%, 0%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(322.6, 100%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.6, 100%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 37.6%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,189,812
CSS custom property--colour: #BA0074;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#45FF8B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00BA46
Analogous#A300BA, #BA0017
Triadic#74BA00, #0074BA
Split complementary#17BA00, #00BAA3
Tetradic#BAA300, #00BA46, #0017BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G0
B116
Red186 (72.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue322.58°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 00 · B 74
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