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Recognised as Colour

#BA34A0

  • #BA34A0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BA34A0 is a magenta with RGB values 186, 52, 160 and HSL 312°, 56%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BA34A0#BA34A0
HEX#BA34A0
RGBrgb(186, 52, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.2039, 0.6275
RGB percentages72.9%, 20.4%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(311.6, 56.3%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.6, 72%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 72%, 14%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,203,168
CSS custom property--colour: #BA34A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15433WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#45CB5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3860A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#65759Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C43C66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 16Dark magenta · ΔE 16.6Purple · ΔE 18.5Orchid · ΔE 19.3Medium orchid · ΔE 20Violet · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 16.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#34BA4E
Analogous#9134BA, #BA345D
Triadic#A0BA34, #34A0BA
Split complementary#5DBA34, #34BA91
Tetradic#BA9134, #34BA4E, #345DBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0CAE9
Lighter +30%#E5A2D8
Lighter +20%#DA7AC7
Lighter +10%#CF52B7
Darker −10%#92297E
Darker −20%#6A1E5B
Darker −30%#421339
Darker −40%#1B0717
More saturated +25%#D816B2
Less saturated −25%#9C528E

Channel breakdown

R186
G52
B160
Red186 (72.9%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue311.64°
Saturation (HSL)56.3%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 34 · B A0

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