Recognised as Colour

#BA487B

#BA487B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BA487B is a red with RGB values 186, 72, 123 and HSL 333°, 45%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BA487B#BA487B

HEX#BA487B

RGBrgb(186, 72, 123)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.2824, 0.4824

RGB percentages72.9%, 28.2%, 48.2%

HSLhsl(333.2, 45.2%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(333.2, 61.3%, 72.9%)

CMYK0%, 61.3%, 33.9%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,208,251

CSS custom property--colour: #BA487B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.88:1

Contrast with white4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#45B784

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A647Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#797978no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C8405Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 15 Medium violet red · ΔE 22.7 Hot pink · ΔE 23 Indian red · ΔE 28.4 Light coral · ΔE 31.8 Orchid · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 15.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#48BA87

Analogous#BA48B4, #BA4E48

Triadic#7BBA48, #487BBA

Split complementary#48BA4E, #48B4BA

Tetradic#B4BA48, #48BA87, #4E48BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2DCE6

Lighter +30%#E4B7CB

Lighter +20%#D692B0

Lighter +10%#C86D96

Darker −10%#963963

Darker −20%#712B4A

Darker −30%#4C1D32

Darker −40%#270F1A

More saturated +25%#DA2878

Less saturated −25%#9B687E

Channel breakdown

R186

G72

B123

Red186 (72.9%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue123 (48.2%)

Hue333.16°

Saturation (HSL)45.24%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BA · G 48 · B 7B

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Ba487B (chemical formula)

Formula
66,890.52 g/mol
488 atoms

Ba487B has a molar mass of 66,890.52 g/mol, made up of 488 atoms across 2 elements: 487 × Ba, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass66,890.52 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule488

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.1107432 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram9.0029809 × 10^18

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

Ba100%

B0%

Barium (Ba × 487)66,879.71 g/mol, 99.984%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.016%

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