Colour

#BA356B

#BA356B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BA356B is a red with RGB values 186, 53, 107 and HSL 336°, 56%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BA356B#BA356B

HEX#BA356B

RGBrgb(186, 53, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.2078, 0.4196

RGB percentages72.9%, 20.8%, 42%

HSLhsl(335.6, 55.6%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(335.6, 71.5%, 72.9%)

CMYK0%, 71.5%, 42.5%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,203,371

CSS custom property--colour: #BA356B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1

Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#45CA94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#51596Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original

Deuteranopia#757268no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CA224Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 19.8 Medium violet red · ΔE 20.6 Hot pink · ΔE 24.8 Indian red · ΔE 26.9 Deep pink · ΔE 30.5 Brown · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 19.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#35BA84

Analogous#BA35AD, #BA4235

Triadic#6BBA35, #356BBA

Split complementary#35BA42, #35ADBA

Tetradic#ADBA35, #35BA84, #4235BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0CBDA

Lighter +30%#E5A3BE

Lighter +20%#DA7BA2

Lighter +10%#CE5485

Darker −10%#922A54

Darker −20%#6B1E3D

Darker −30%#431327

Darker −40%#1B0810

More saturated +25%#D81765

Less saturated −25%#9C5371

Channel breakdown

R186

G53

B107

Red186 (72.9%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue335.64°

Saturation (HSL)55.65%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BA · G 35 · B 6B

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