Colour

#BA0178

#BA0178
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BA0178 is a magenta with RGB values 186, 1, 120 and HSL 321°, 99%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#BA0178

RGBrgb(186, 1, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.0039, 0.4706

RGB percentages72.9%, 0.4%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(321.4, 98.9%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(321.4, 99.5%, 72.9%)

CMYK0%, 99.5%, 35.5%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,190,072

CSS custom property--colour: #BA0178;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.24:1

Contrast with white6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#45FE87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#364D7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66 from the original

Deuteranopia#686B74no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C90045no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 4.7 Deep pink · ΔE 22.8 Hot pink · ΔE 25.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 27.6 Purple · ΔE 27.7 Orchid · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 4.7, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#01BA43

Analogous#9F01BA, #BA011C

Triadic#78BA01, #0178BA

Split complementary#1BBA01, #01BAA0

Tetradic#BAA001, #01BA43, #011BBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FE89D4

Lighter +30%#FE56C2

Lighter +20%#FE23B0

Lighter +10%#ED0199

Darker −10%#870157

Darker −20%#550037

Darker −30%#220016

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BB0078

Less saturated −25%#A31871

Channel breakdown

R186

B120

Red186 (72.9%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue321.41°

Saturation (HSL)98.93%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BA · G 01 · B 78

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