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Recognised as Colour

#BA24AD

  • #BA24AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#BA24AD is a magenta with RGB values 186, 36, 173 and HSL 305°, 68%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#BA24AD#BA24AD
HEX#BA24AD
RGBrgb(186, 36, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.1412, 0.6784
RGB percentages72.9%, 14.1%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(305.2, 67.6%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.2, 80.6%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 80.6%, 7%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,199,085
CSS custom property--colour: #BA24AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#45DB52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#155EB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5972AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C23869no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 14.9Medium orchid · ΔE 16.6Purple · ΔE 19.4Dark orchid · ΔE 22.1Medium violet red · ΔE 23.5Orchid · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 14.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#24BA31
Analogous#7C24BA, #BA2462
Triadic#ADBA24, #24ADBA
Split complementary#62BA24, #24BA7C
Tetradic#BA7C24, #24BA31, #2462BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1B9EC
Lighter +30%#E98EE1
Lighter +20%#E163D6
Lighter +10%#D938CB
Darker −10%#8F1C85
Darker −20%#65135E
Darker −30%#3A0B36
Darker −40%#0F030E
More saturated +25%#D608C4
Less saturated −25%#9E4096

Channel breakdown

R186
G36
B173
Red186 (72.9%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue305.2°
Saturation (HSL)67.57%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 24 · B AD

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