Colour

#BA52CE

#BA52CE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BA52CE is a magenta with RGB values 186, 82, 206 and HSL 290°, 56%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BA52CE

RGBrgb(186, 82, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.3216, 0.8078

RGB percentages72.9%, 32.2%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(290.3, 55.9%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.3, 60.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK9.7%, 60.2%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,210,894

CSS custom property--colour: #BA52CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.19:1

Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#45AD31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3677D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E82CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BB6589no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 1.8 Orchid · ΔE 15.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.1 Violet · ΔE 19.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.7 Medium purple · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 1.85, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#66CE52

Analogous#7C52CE, #CE52A4

Triadic#CEBA52, #52CEBA

Split complementary#A4CE52, #52CE7C

Tetradic#CE7C52, #66CE52, #52A4CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F1FB

Lighter +30%#EAC9F0

Lighter +20%#DAA1E5

Lighter +10%#CA7AD9

Darker −10%#A334B9

Darker −20%#802991

Darker −30%#5D1E69

Darker −40%#3A1341

More saturated +25%#CD36EA

Less saturated −25%#A76EB2

Channel breakdown

R186

G82

B206

Red186 (72.9%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue290.32°

Saturation (HSL)55.86%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 52 · B CE

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