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Recognised as Colour

#BA02B6

  • #BA02B6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BA02B6 is a magenta with RGB values 186, 2, 182 and HSL 301°, 98%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BA02B6#BA02B6
HEX#BA02B6
RGBrgb(186, 2, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.0078, 0.7137
RGB percentages72.9%, 0.8%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(301.3, 97.9%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.3, 98.9%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 98.9%, 2.2%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,190,390
CSS custom property--colour: #BA02B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.57:1
Contrast with white5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#45FD49

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005ABAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D6FB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69 from the original
Tritanopia#C1316Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 18.3Dark magenta · ΔE 19.6Medium orchid · ΔE 20.2Purple · ΔE 24.7Dark violet · ΔE 24.9Blue violet · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 18.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#02BA06
Analogous#6202BA, #BA025A
Triadic#B6BA02, #02B6BA
Split complementary#5ABA02, #02BA62
Tetradic#BA6202, #02BA06, #025ABA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FE8AFB
Lighter +30%#FD58FA
Lighter +20%#FD25F8
Lighter +10%#EC03E7
Darker −10%#880185
Darker −20%#550153
Darker −30%#230022
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BC00B8
Less saturated −25%#A319A0

Channel breakdown

R186
G2
B182
Red186 (72.9%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue301.3°
Saturation (HSL)97.87%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 02 · B B6

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