Colour

#BA2D74

#BA2D74
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BA2D74 is a magenta with RGB values 186, 45, 116 and HSL 330°, 61%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#BA2D74

RGBrgb(186, 45, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.1765, 0.4549

RGB percentages72.9%, 17.6%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(329.8, 61%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(329.8, 75.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK0%, 75.8%, 37.6%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,201,332

CSS custom property--colour: #BA2D74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.65:1

Contrast with white5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#45D28B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#495776no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#707071no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C91C4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.5 Hot pink · ΔE 22.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.7 Deep pink · ΔE 27 Purple · ΔE 32.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 34

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2DBA73

Analogous#B92DBA, #BA2D2E

Triadic#74BA2D, #2D74BA

Split complementary#2EBA2D, #2DBAB9

Tetradic#BAB92D, #2DBA73, #2D2EBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F0C3DA

Lighter +30%#E69AC0

Lighter +20%#DD70A7

Lighter +10%#D3478D

Darker −10%#91235A

Darker −20%#681941

Darker −30%#3F0F27

Darker −40%#16050E

More saturated +25%#D71074

Less saturated −25%#9D4A74

Channel breakdown

R186

G45

B116

Red186 (72.9%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue329.79°

Saturation (HSL)61.04%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BA · G 2D · B 74

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