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Recognised as Colour

#BA00BA

  • #BA00BA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BA00BA is a magenta with RGB values 186, 0, 186 and HSL 300°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BA00BA#BA00BA
HEX#BA00BA
RGBrgb(186, 0, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0, 0.7294
RGB percentages72.9%, 0%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(300, 100%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 100%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,189,882
CSS custom property--colour: #BA00BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#45FF45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A70B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C0346Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 17.3Medium orchid · ΔE 20.7Dark magenta · ΔE 21.1Dark violet · ΔE 22.9Purple · ΔE 26.2Blue violet · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 17.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00BA00
Analogous#5D00BA, #BA005D
Triadic#BABA00, #00BABA
Split complementary#5DBA00, #00BA5D
Tetradic#BA5D00, #00BA00, #005DBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF87FF
Lighter +30%#FF54FF
Lighter +20%#FF21FF
Lighter +10%#ED00ED
Darker −10%#870087
Darker −20%#540054
Darker −30%#210021
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BA00BA
Less saturated −25%#A317A3

Channel breakdown

R186
G0
B186
Red186 (72.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR BA · G 00 · B BA

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