Colour

#BA57BE

#BA57BE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BA57BE is a magenta with RGB values 186, 87, 190 and HSL 298°, 44%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BA57BE

RGBrgb(186, 87, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.3412, 0.7451

RGB percentages72.9%, 34.1%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(297.7, 44.2%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(297.7, 54.2%, 74.5%)

CMYK2.1%, 54.2%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,212,158

CSS custom property--colour: #BA57BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.19:1

Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

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

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#45A841

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B76C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A83BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BE6482no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

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

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 10.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 12 Violet · ΔE 16.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.1 Medium purple · ΔE 22.1 Purple · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 10.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5BBE57

Analogous#8757BE, #BE578E

Triadic#BEBA57, #57BEBA

Split complementary#8FBE57, #57BE87

Tetradic#BE8757, #5BBE57, #578EBE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6EAF7

Lighter +30%#E7C5E9

Lighter +20%#D8A1DA

Lighter +10%#C97CCC

Darker −10%#9F3FA3

Darker −20%#7B317E

Darker −30%#572359

Darker −40%#331435

More saturated +25%#D53ADB

Less saturated −25%#9F74A1

Channel breakdown

R186

G87

B190

Red186 (72.9%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue297.67°

Saturation (HSL)44.21%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 57 · B BE

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