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Recognised as Colour

#BA0887

  • #BA0887
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BA0887 is a magenta with RGB values 186, 8, 135 and HSL 317°, 92%, 38%. 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

#BA0887#BA0887
HEX#BA0887
RGBrgb(186, 8, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.0314, 0.5294
RGB percentages72.9%, 3.1%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(317.2, 91.8%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.2, 95.7%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 95.7%, 27.4%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,191,879
CSS custom property--colour: #BA0887;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#45F778

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E518Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#646C84no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C7004Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 6.8Dark magenta · ΔE 21.2Purple · ΔE 22.4Deep pink · ΔE 25.5Hot pink · ΔE 26.6Orchid · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 6.78, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#08BA3B
Analogous#9408BA, #BA082E
Triadic#87BA08, #0887BA
Split complementary#2EBA08, #08BA94
Tetradic#BA9408, #08BA3B, #082EBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FA94DD
Lighter +30%#F863CD
Lighter +20%#F632BE
Lighter +10%#EB0AAA
Darker −10%#890664
Darker −20%#580440
Darker −30%#27021D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C2008A
Less saturated −25%#A2207D

Channel breakdown

R186
G8
B135
Red186 (72.9%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue317.19°
Saturation (HSL)91.75%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 08 · B 87

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