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Recognised as Colour

#BA48AB

  • #BA48AB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BA48AB is a magenta with RGB values 186, 72, 171 and HSL 308°, 45%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BA48AB#BA48AB
HEX#BA48AB
RGBrgb(186, 72, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.2824, 0.6706
RGB percentages72.9%, 28.2%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(307.9, 45.2%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.9, 61.3%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 61.3%, 8.1%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,208,299
CSS custom property--colour: #BA48AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#45B754

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#456BAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A7CA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C25173no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14Medium orchid · ΔE 17.2Dark magenta · ΔE 19.3Purple · ΔE 20.6Medium violet red · ΔE 21Violet · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)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#48BA57
Analogous#9048BA, #BA4872
Triadic#ABBA48, #48ABBA
Split complementary#72BA48, #48BA90
Tetradic#BA9048, #48BA57, #4872BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2DCEF
Lighter +30%#E4B7DE
Lighter +20%#D692CD
Lighter +10%#C86DBC
Darker −10%#96398A
Darker −20%#712B68
Darker −30%#4C1D46
Darker −40%#270F24
More saturated +25%#DA28C2
Less saturated −25%#9B6894

Channel breakdown

R186
G72
B171
Red186 (72.9%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue307.89°
Saturation (HSL)45.24%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 48 · B AB

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