Colour
#BA499A
- #BA499A
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#BA499A is a magenta with RGB values 186, 73, 154 and HSL 317°, 45%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#BA499A#BA499A
HEX#BA499A
RGBrgb(186, 73, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.2863, 0.6039
RGB percentages72.9%, 28.6%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(317, 45%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317, 60.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 60.8%, 17.2%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,208,538
CSS custom property--colour: #BA499A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#45B665
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#49BA69
Analogous#A149BA, #BA4962
Triadic#9ABA49, #499ABA
Split complementary#62BA49, #49BAA2
Tetradic#BAA249, #49BA69, #4962BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G73
B154
Red186 (72.9%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue316.99°
Saturation (HSL)45.02%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 49 · B 9A
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