Recognised as Colour

#BA45CA

#BA45CA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BA45CA is a magenta with RGB values 186, 69, 202 and HSL 293°, 56%, 53%. 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

#BA45CA#BA45CA

HEX#BA45CA

RGBrgb(186, 69, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.2706, 0.7922

RGB percentages72.9%, 27.1%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(292.8, 55.6%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.8, 65.8%, 79.2%)

CMYK7.9%, 65.8%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,207,562

CSS custom property--colour: #BA45CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1

Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#45BA35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2370CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#587DC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BD5B82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 15 Orchid · ΔE 19.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 19.9 Violet · ΔE 23 Purple · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.05, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55CA45

Analogous#7845CA, #CA4598

Triadic#CABA45, #45CABA

Split complementary#98CA45, #45CA78

Tetradic#CA7745, #55CA45, #4598CA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5E4F7

Lighter +30%#E6BCEC

Lighter +20%#D794E1

Lighter +10%#C96DD5

Darker −10%#9C31AB

Darker −20%#782584

Darker −30%#541A5C

Darker −40%#300F34

More saturated +25%#D127E8

Less saturated −25%#A363AC

Channel breakdown

R186

G69

B202

Red186 (72.9%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue292.78°

Saturation (HSL)55.65%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 45 · B CA

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Ba45Ca (chemical formula)

Formula
6,219.928 g/mol
46 atoms

Ba45Ca has a molar mass of 6,219.928 g/mol, made up of 46 atoms across 2 elements: 45 × Ba, 1 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass6,219.928 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule46

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.0328433 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram9.6820104 × 10^19

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Ba99.4%

Ca0.6%

Barium (Ba × 45)6,179.85 g/mol, 99.356%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 0.644%

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