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Recognised as Colour

#BA05DD

  • #BA05DD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BA05DD is a magenta with RGB values 186, 5, 221 and HSL 290°, 96%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BA05DD#BA05DD
HEX#BA05DD
RGBrgb(186, 5, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.0196, 0.8667
RGB percentages72.9%, 2%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(290.3, 95.6%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.3, 97.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK15.8%, 97.7%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,191,197
CSS custom property--colour: #BA05DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#45FA22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2373D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69 from the original
Tritanopia#B94B82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 11.2Blue violet · ΔE 17.1Dark orchid · ΔE 18.2Fuchsia · ΔE 21.1Magenta · ΔE 21.1Medium orchid · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 11.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#28DD05
Analogous#4E05DD, #DD0594
Triadic#DDBA05, #05DDBA
Split complementary#94DD05, #05DD4E
Tetradic#DD4E05, #28DD05, #0594DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1B1FD
Lighter +30%#E87FFC
Lighter +20%#DF4DFB
Lighter +10%#D61BFA
Darker −10%#9004AB
Darker −20%#660379
Darker −30%#3C0247
Darker −40%#120016
More saturated +25%#BD00E2
Less saturated −25%#A721C1

Channel breakdown

R186
G5
B221
Red186 (72.9%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue290.28°
Saturation (HSL)95.58%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 05 · B DD

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