Colour

#BA599C

#BA599C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BA599C is a magenta with RGB values 186, 89, 156 and HSL 319°, 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

#BA599C#BA599C

HEX#BA599C

RGBrgb(186, 89, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.349, 0.6118

RGB percentages72.9%, 34.9%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(318.6, 41.3%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(318.6, 52.2%, 72.9%)

CMYK0%, 52.2%, 16.1%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,212,636

CSS custom property--colour: #BA599C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5:1

Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#45A663

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E729Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original

Deuteranopia#798199no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C45B73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

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

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 20.8 Orchid · ΔE 20.9 Hot pink · ΔE 23 Medium violet red · ΔE 24.8 Plum · ΔE 26.4 Violet · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 20.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59BA77

Analogous#A759BA, #BA596C

Triadic#9CBA59, #599CBA

Split complementary#6CBA59, #59BAA7

Tetradic#BAA759, #59BA77, #596CBA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6E9F2

Lighter +30%#E7C5DC

Lighter +20%#D8A1C7

Lighter +10%#C97DB1

Darker −10%#9E4282

Darker −20%#7A3364

Darker −30%#562447

Darker −40%#321529

More saturated +25%#D73CA7

Less saturated −25%#9D7691

Channel breakdown

R186

G89

B156

Red186 (72.9%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue318.56°

Saturation (HSL)41.28%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BA · G 59 · B 9C

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