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Recognised as Colour

#BA3D9D

  • #BA3D9D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BA3D9D is a magenta with RGB values 186, 61, 157 and HSL 314°, 51%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BA3D9D#BA3D9D
HEX#BA3D9D
RGBrgb(186, 61, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.2392, 0.6157
RGB percentages72.9%, 23.9%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(313.9, 50.6%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.9, 67.2%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 67.2%, 15.6%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,205,469
CSS custom property--colour: #BA3D9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16211WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.8 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#5F5F5F
Inverted#45C262

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4264A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A779Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C44268no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 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

Medium violet red · ΔE 15.6Orchid · ΔE 18.3Dark magenta · ΔE 19.6Purple · ΔE 20.4Medium orchid · ΔE 22.3Hot pink · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 15.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3DBA5A
Analogous#993DBA, #BA3D5E
Triadic#9DBA3D, #3D9DBA
Split complementary#5EBA3D, #3DBA99
Tetradic#BA993D, #3DBA5A, #3D5EBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0D3EA
Lighter +30%#E4ACD7
Lighter +20%#D786C4
Lighter +10%#CB5FB2
Darker −10%#94307D
Darker −20%#6D245C
Darker −30%#47173C
Darker −40%#200B1B
More saturated +25%#D91EAE
Less saturated −25%#9B5C8C

Channel breakdown

R186
G61
B157
Red186 (72.9%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue313.92°
Saturation (HSL)50.61%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 3D · B 9D

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