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Recognised as Colour

#BA1DC2

  • #BA1DC2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BA1DC2 is a magenta with RGB values 186, 29, 194 and HSL 297°, 74%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BA1DC2#BA1DC2
HEX#BA1DC2
RGBrgb(186, 29, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.1137, 0.7608
RGB percentages72.9%, 11.4%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(297.1, 74%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.1, 85.1%, 76.1%)
CMYK4.1%, 85.1%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,197,314
CSS custom property--colour: #BA1DC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#45E23D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A73BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BF4174no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.5Medium orchid · ΔE 18Dark violet · ΔE 21.4Dark magenta · ΔE 21.5Blue violet · ΔE 25.7Purple · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25C21D
Analogous#671DC2, #C21D78
Triadic#C2BA1D, #1DC2BA
Split complementary#78C21D, #1DC267
Tetradic#C2671D, #25C21D, #1D78C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1B7F4
Lighter +30%#E98AEE
Lighter +20%#E05EE7
Lighter +10%#D832E0
Darker −10%#8F1696
Darker −20%#651069
Darker −30%#3A093D
Darker −40%#100211
More saturated +25%#D301DE
Less saturated −25%#A139A6

Channel breakdown

R186
G29
B194
Red186 (72.9%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue297.09°
Saturation (HSL)73.99%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 1D · B C2

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