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Recognised as Colour

#BA3E8B

  • #BA3E8B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BA3E8B is a magenta with RGB values 186, 62, 139 and HSL 323°, 50%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BA3E8B#BA3E8B
HEX#BA3E8B
RGBrgb(186, 62, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.2431, 0.5451
RGB percentages72.9%, 24.3%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(322.7, 50%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.7, 66.7%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 66.7%, 25.3%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,205,707
CSS custom property--colour: #BA3E8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#45C174

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C618Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#707688no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C63B5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14Hot pink · ΔE 20.9Orchid · ΔE 24.4Pale violetred · ΔE 24.6Purple · ΔE 26.5Dark magenta · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3EBA6D
Analogous#AB3EBA, #BA3E4D
Triadic#8BBA3E, #3E8BBA
Split complementary#4DBA3E, #3EBAAB
Tetradic#BAAB3E, #3EBA6D, #3E4DBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1D3E6
Lighter +30%#E4ADCF
Lighter +20%#D787B9
Lighter +10%#CA61A2
Darker −10%#94316E
Darker −20%#6D2552
Darker −30%#471835
Darker −40%#210B19
More saturated +25%#D91F93
Less saturated −25%#9B5D84

Channel breakdown

R186
G62
B139
Red186 (72.9%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue322.74°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 3E · B 8B

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