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Recognised as Colour

#BA339A

  • #BA339A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BA339A is a magenta with RGB values 186, 51, 154 and HSL 314°, 57%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BA339A#BA339A
HEX#BA339A
RGBrgb(186, 51, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.2, 0.6039
RGB percentages72.9%, 20%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(314.2, 57%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.2, 72.6%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 72.6%, 17.2%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,202,906
CSS custom property--colour: #BA339A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#45CC65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B5F9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#677497no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C53862no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.7Dark magenta · ΔE 18.1Purple · ΔE 19.4Orchid · ΔE 20.4Medium orchid · ΔE 22.8Hot pink · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#33BA53
Analogous#9633BA, #BA3357
Triadic#9ABA33, #339ABA
Split complementary#56BA33, #33BA96
Tetradic#BA9633, #33BA53, #3357BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0C9E7
Lighter +30%#E5A1D5
Lighter +20%#DA79C3
Lighter +10%#CF51B1
Darker −10%#922879
Darker −20%#6A1D58
Darker −30%#421237
Darker −40%#1A0715
More saturated +25%#D815AA
Less saturated −25%#9C518A

Channel breakdown

R186
G51
B154
Red186 (72.9%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue314.22°
Saturation (HSL)56.96%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 33 · B 9A

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