Colour

#BA50C0

#BA50C0
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BA50C0 is a magenta with RGB values 186, 80, 192 and HSL 297°, 47%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BA50C0#BA50C0

HEX#BA50C0

RGBrgb(186, 80, 192)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.3137, 0.7529

RGB percentages72.9%, 31.4%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(296.8, 47.1%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(296.8, 58.3%, 75.3%)

CMYK3.1%, 58.3%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,210,368

CSS custom property--colour: #BA50C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5:1

Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#45AF3F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4073C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6580BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BE5F81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.3 Orchid · ΔE 12.3 Violet · ΔE 18.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 19.8 Purple · ΔE 22.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.31, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#56C050

Analogous#8250C0, #C0508E

Triadic#C0BA50, #50C0BA

Split complementary#8EC050, #50C082

Tetradic#C08250, #56C050, #508EC0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5E6F6

Lighter +30%#E6C1E9

Lighter +20%#D89BDB

Lighter +10%#C976CE

Darker −10%#9D3BA3

Darker −20%#792D7D

Darker −30%#542058

Darker −40%#301232

More saturated +25%#D532DE

Less saturated −25%#9F6EA2

Channel breakdown

R186

G80

B192

Red186 (72.9%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue296.79°

Saturation (HSL)47.06%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 50 · B C0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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