Colour

#BA3CA2

#BA3CA2
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BA3CA2 is a magenta with RGB values 186, 60, 162 and HSL 311°, 51%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#BA3CA2

RGBrgb(186, 60, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.2353, 0.6353

RGB percentages72.9%, 23.5%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(311.4, 51.2%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(311.4, 67.7%, 72.9%)

CMYK0%, 67.7%, 12.9%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,205,218

CSS custom property--colour: #BA3CA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1

Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#45C35D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E64A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#67779Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C3436Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17 Orchid · ΔE 17.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 17.8 Purple · ΔE 19.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7 Violet · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3CBA54

Analogous#933CBA, #BA3C63

Triadic#A2BA3C, #3CA2BA

Split complementary#63BA3C, #3CBA93

Tetradic#BA933C, #3CBA54, #3C63BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0D2EB

Lighter +30%#E4ABD9

Lighter +20%#D785C8

Lighter +10%#CB5EB6

Darker −10%#933080

Darker −20%#6D235F

Darker −30%#46173D

Darker −40%#200A1C

More saturated +25%#D91DB5

Less saturated −25%#9B5B8F

Channel breakdown

R186

G60

B162

Red186 (72.9%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue311.43°

Saturation (HSL)51.22%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BA · G 3C · B A2

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Colour values

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