Colour

#BA3D78

#BA3D78
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BA3D78 is a red with RGB values 186, 61, 120 and HSL 332°, 51%, 48%. 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

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HEX#BA3D78

RGBrgb(186, 61, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.2392, 0.4706

RGB percentages72.9%, 23.9%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(331.7, 50.6%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(331.7, 67.2%, 72.9%)

CMYK0%, 67.2%, 35.5%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,205,432

CSS custom property--colour: #BA3D78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1

Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#45C287

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#525E7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#757575no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C83355no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 18.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 18.7 Hot pink · ΔE 22.2 Indian red · ΔE 30.8 Deep pink · ΔE 31 Orchid · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 18.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3DBA7F

Analogous#BA3DB6, #BA413D

Triadic#78BA3D, #3D78BA

Split complementary#3DBA41, #3DB6BA

Tetradic#B6BA3D, #3DBA7F, #413DBA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0D3E1

Lighter +30%#E4ACC6

Lighter +20%#D786AC

Lighter +10%#CB5F92

Darker −10%#94305F

Darker −20%#6D2446

Darker −30%#47172E

Darker −40%#200B15

More saturated +25%#D91E76

Less saturated −25%#9B5C7A

Channel breakdown

R186

G61

B120

Red186 (72.9%)

Green61 (23.9%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue331.68°

Saturation (HSL)50.61%

Lightness48.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BA · G 3D · B 78

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