Colour

#BA5879

#BA5879
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BA5879 is a red with RGB values 186, 88, 121 and HSL 340°, 42%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#BA5879

RGBrgb(186, 88, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.3451, 0.4745

RGB percentages72.9%, 34.5%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(339.8, 41.5%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.8, 52.7%, 72.9%)

CMYK0%, 52.7%, 34.9%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,212,345

CSS custom property--colour: #BA5879;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.76:1

Contrast with white4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#45A786

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#686D7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#817F77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C85064no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.4 Indian red · ΔE 22 Light coral · ΔE 24.8 Hot pink · ΔE 28.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 29.8 Medium violet red · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#58BA99

Analogous#BA58AA, #BA6858

Triadic#79BA58, #5879BA

Split complementary#58BA68, #58AABA

Tetradic#AABA58, #58BA99, #6858BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6E8ED

Lighter +30%#E7C4D0

Lighter +20%#D8A0B3

Lighter +10%#C97C96

Darker −10%#9E4160

Darker −20%#7A324A

Darker −30%#562334

Darker −40%#32141E

More saturated +25%#D83A6F

Less saturated −25%#9C7683

Channel breakdown

R186

G88

B121

Red186 (72.9%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue339.8°

Saturation (HSL)41.53%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BA · G 58 · B 79

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