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Recognised as Colour

#BA028E

  • #BA028E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BA028E is a magenta with RGB values 186, 2, 142 and HSL 314°, 98%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BA028E#BA028E
HEX#BA028E
RGBrgb(186, 2, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.0078, 0.5569
RGB percentages72.9%, 0.8%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(314.3, 97.9%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.3, 98.9%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 98.9%, 23.7%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,190,350
CSS custom property--colour: #BA028E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#45FD71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#275291no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#616C8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C70752no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 10.5Dark magenta · ΔE 18.6Purple · ΔE 20.7Deep pink · ΔE 27.4Medium orchid · ΔE 27.9Orchid · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 10.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#02BA2E
Analogous#8A02BA, #BA0232
Triadic#8EBA02, #028EBA
Split complementary#32BA02, #02BA8A
Tetradic#BA8A02, #02BA2E, #0232BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FE8AE2
Lighter +30%#FD58D6
Lighter +20%#FD25C9
Lighter +10%#EC03B5
Darker −10%#880167
Darker −20%#550141
Darker −30%#23001A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BC008F
Less saturated −25%#A31982

Channel breakdown

R186
G2
B142
Red186 (72.9%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue314.35°
Saturation (HSL)97.87%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 02 · B 8E

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