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Recognised as Colour

#BA497A

  • #BA497A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BA497A is a red with RGB values 186, 73, 122 and HSL 334°, 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

#BA497A#BA497A
HEX#BA497A
RGBrgb(186, 73, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.2863, 0.4784
RGB percentages72.9%, 28.6%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(334, 45%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334, 60.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 60.8%, 34.4%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,208,506
CSS custom property--colour: #BA497A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#45B685

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B647Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A7977no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C8415Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14.4Hot pink · ΔE 23.4Medium violet red · ΔE 23.6Indian red · ΔE 27.5Light coral · ΔE 31Orchid · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 14.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#49BA89
Analogous#BA49B3, #BA5149
Triadic#7ABA49, #497ABA
Split complementary#49BA51, #49B3BA
Tetradic#B3BA49, #49BA89, #5149BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2DDE6
Lighter +30%#E4B8CB
Lighter +20%#D693B0
Lighter +10%#C86E95
Darker −10%#973962
Darker −20%#722B4A
Darker −30%#4D1D32
Darker −40%#280F1A
More saturated +25%#D92A76
Less saturated −25%#9B687E

Channel breakdown

R186
G73
B122
Red186 (72.9%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue333.98°
Saturation (HSL)45.02%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 49 · B 7A

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