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Recognised as Colour

#BA0979

  • #BA0979
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BA0979 is a magenta with RGB values 186, 9, 121 and HSL 322°, 91%, 38%. 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

#BA0979#BA0979
HEX#BA0979
RGBrgb(186, 9, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.0353, 0.4745
RGB percentages72.9%, 3.5%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(322, 90.8%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322, 95.2%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 95.2%, 34.9%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,192,121
CSS custom property--colour: #BA0979;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12015WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#45F686

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#374F7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#686B76no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C90047no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 4.7Deep pink · ΔE 23.1Hot pink · ΔE 24.7Dark magenta · ΔE 27.4Purple · ΔE 27.5Orchid · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 4.73, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#09BA4A
Analogous#A209BA, #BA0921
Triadic#79BA09, #0979BA
Split complementary#21BA09, #09BAA2
Tetradic#BAA209, #09BA4A, #0921BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FA95D5
Lighter +30%#F864C2
Lighter +20%#F534AE
Lighter +10%#EB0B99
Darker −10%#890759
Darker −20%#59043A
Darker −30%#28021A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C3007B
Less saturated −25%#A22173

Channel breakdown

R186
G9
B121
Red186 (72.9%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue322.03°
Saturation (HSL)90.77%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 09 · B 79

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