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Colour

#BA56B3

  • #BA56B3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BA56B3 is a magenta with RGB values 186, 86, 179 and HSL 304°, 42%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BA56B3#BA56B3
HEX#BA56B3
RGBrgb(186, 86, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.3373, 0.702
RGB percentages72.9%, 33.7%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(304.2, 42%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.2, 53.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 53.8%, 3.8%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,211,891
CSS custom property--colour: #BA56B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#45A94C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5074B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F82B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C05F7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.3Medium orchid · ΔE 17.4Violet · ΔE 18.7Dark magenta · ΔE 23.2Purple · ΔE 23.9Medium purple · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56BA5D
Analogous#8F56BA, #BA5681
Triadic#B3BA56, #56B3BA
Split complementary#81BA56, #56BA8F
Tetradic#BA8F56, #56BA5D, #5681BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5E7F4
Lighter +30%#E6C3E4
Lighter +20%#D89ED4
Lighter +10%#C97AC3
Darker −10%#9D4096
Darker −20%#793174
Darker −30%#552351
Darker −40%#30142E
More saturated +25%#D838CD
Less saturated −25%#9C7499

Channel breakdown

R186
G86
B179
Red186 (72.9%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue304.2°
Saturation (HSL)42.02%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 56 · B B3

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