Colour

#BA5997

#BA5997
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BA5997 is a magenta with RGB values 186, 89, 151 and HSL 322°, 41%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#BA5997

RGBrgb(186, 89, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.349, 0.5922

RGB percentages72.9%, 34.9%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(321.6, 41.3%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(321.6, 52.2%, 72.9%)

CMYK0%, 52.2%, 18.8%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,212,631

CSS custom property--colour: #BA5997;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1

Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#45A668

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#607199no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A8194no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C45971no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 18.5 Hot pink · ΔE 23 Orchid · ΔE 23.4 Medium violet red · ΔE 25.3 Plum · ΔE 26.7 Violet · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 18.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59BA7C

Analogous#AC59BA, #BA5967

Triadic#97BA59, #5997BA

Split complementary#67BA59, #59BAAD

Tetradic#BAAD59, #59BA7C, #5966BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6E9F1

Lighter +30%#E7C5DB

Lighter +20%#D8A1C4

Lighter +10%#C97DAE

Darker −10%#9E427D

Darker −20%#7A3360

Darker −30%#562444

Darker −40%#321528

More saturated +25%#D73C9F

Less saturated −25%#9D768F

Channel breakdown

R186

G89

B151

Red186 (72.9%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue321.65°

Saturation (HSL)41.28%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BA · G 59 · B 97

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