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Recognised as Colour

#BA38AB

  • #BA38AB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#BA38AB is a magenta with RGB values 186, 56, 171 and HSL 307°, 54%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#BA38AB#BA38AB
HEX#BA38AB
RGBrgb(186, 56, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.2196, 0.6706
RGB percentages72.9%, 22%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(306.9, 53.7%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.9, 69.9%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 69.9%, 8.1%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,204,203
CSS custom property--colour: #BA38AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#45C754

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3364AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6277A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C2446Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 15.4Medium orchid · ΔE 15.4Orchid · ΔE 17.8Purple · ΔE 18.3Medium violet red · ΔE 20.5Violet · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 15.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38BA47
Analogous#8838BA, #BA386A
Triadic#ABBA38, #38ABBA
Split complementary#6ABA38, #38BA88
Tetradic#BA8838, #38BA47, #386ABA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0CEEC
Lighter +30%#E4A7DD
Lighter +20%#D97FCE
Lighter +10%#CD58BF
Darker −10%#932C87
Darker −20%#6C2063
Darker −30%#44153F
Darker −40%#1D091B
More saturated +25%#D81AC2
Less saturated −25%#9C5694

Channel breakdown

R186
G56
B171
Red186 (72.9%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue306.92°
Saturation (HSL)53.72%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 38 · B AB

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