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Recognised as Colour

#BA239D

  • #BA239D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#BA239D is a magenta with RGB values 186, 35, 157 and HSL 312°, 68%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#BA239D#BA239D
HEX#BA239D
RGBrgb(186, 35, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.1373, 0.6157
RGB percentages72.9%, 13.7%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(311.5, 68.3%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.5, 81.2%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 81.2%, 15.6%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,198,813
CSS custom property--colour: #BA239D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#45DC62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A5AA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#60719Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C42E60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 15.4Medium violet red · ΔE 15.6Purple · ΔE 18.3Medium orchid · ΔE 21.4Orchid · ΔE 22.9Violet · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 15.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#23BA40
Analogous#8B23BA, #BA2352
Triadic#9DBA23, #239DBA
Split complementary#51BA23, #23BA8C
Tetradic#BA8C23, #23BA40, #2351BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2B7E6
Lighter +30%#E98DD8
Lighter +20%#E162C9
Lighter +10%#D937BA
Darker −10%#8F1B79
Darker −20%#641355
Darker −30%#390B30
Darker −40%#0E030C
More saturated +25%#D607AE
Less saturated −25%#9E3F8C

Channel breakdown

R186
G35
B157
Red186 (72.9%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue311.52°
Saturation (HSL)68.33%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 23 · B 9D

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