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Recognised as Colour

#BA5DC3

  • #BA5DC3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BA5DC3 is a magenta with RGB values 186, 93, 195 and HSL 295°, 46%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BA5DC3#BA5DC3
HEX#BA5DC3
RGBrgb(186, 93, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.3647, 0.7647
RGB percentages72.9%, 36.5%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(294.7, 45.9%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.7, 52.3%, 76.5%)
CMYK4.6%, 52.3%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,213,699
CSS custom property--colour: #BA5DC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#45A23C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F7BC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C86C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BD6A87no 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 text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 9.5Medium orchid · ΔE 12.2Violet · ΔE 16Medium purple · ΔE 20Dark magenta · ΔE 24Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 9.55, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#66C35D
Analogous#875DC3, #C35D99
Triadic#C3BA5D, #5DC3BA
Split complementary#99C35D, #5DC387
Tetradic#C3875D, #66C35D, #5D99C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F2FA
Lighter +30%#EACDEC
Lighter +20%#DAA7DF
Lighter +10%#CA82D1
Darker −10%#A340AD
Darker −20%#803288
Darker −30%#5D2463
Darker −40%#3A173D
More saturated +25%#D141DF
Less saturated −25%#A379A7

Channel breakdown

R186
G93
B195
Red186 (72.9%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue294.71°
Saturation (HSL)45.95%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 5D · B C3

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