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Recognised as Colour

#BA42D1

  • #BA42D1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BA42D1 is a magenta with RGB values 186, 66, 209 and HSL 290°, 61%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BA42D1#BA42D1
HEX#BA42D1
RGBrgb(186, 66, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.2588, 0.8196
RGB percentages72.9%, 25.9%, 82%
HSLhsl(290.3, 60.9%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.3, 68.4%, 82%)
CMYK11%, 68.4%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,206,801
CSS custom property--colour: #BA42D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#45BD2E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0570D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#517DCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BB5C85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.1Dark orchid · ΔE 11.7Dark magenta · ΔE 22.2Orchid · ΔE 23.6Dark violet · ΔE 24.2Blue violet · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.06, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59D142
Analogous#7242D1, #D142A1
Triadic#D1BA42, #42D1BA
Split complementary#A1D142, #42D172
Tetradic#D17242, #59D142, #42A1D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6E6F9
Lighter +30%#E7BDEF
Lighter +20%#D894E5
Lighter +10%#C96BDB
Darker −10%#9E2CB4
Darker −20%#7A228B
Darker −30%#561862
Darker −40%#320E39
More saturated +25%#CE25EE
Less saturated −25%#A65FB4

Channel breakdown

R186
G66
B209
Red186 (72.9%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue290.35°
Saturation (HSL)60.85%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 42 · B D1

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