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Recognised as Colour

#BA5E86

  • #BA5E86
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BA5E86 is a red with RGB values 186, 94, 134 and HSL 334°, 40%, 55%. 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

#BA5E86#BA5E86
HEX#BA5E86
RGBrgb(186, 94, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.3686, 0.5255
RGB percentages72.9%, 36.9%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(333.9, 40%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333.9, 49.5%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 49.5%, 28%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,213,894
CSS custom property--colour: #BA5E86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20166WCAG 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 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#45A179

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A7287no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#828284no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C6596Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.9Hot pink · ΔE 26.9Indian red · ΔE 27.4Light coral · ΔE 28.4Plum · ΔE 28.7Rosy brown · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EBA92
Analogous#BA5EB4, #BA645E
Triadic#86BA5E, #5E86BA
Split complementary#5EBA64, #5EB4BA
Tetradic#B4BA5E, #5EBA92, #645EBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7EDF1
Lighter +30%#E8C9D6
Lighter +20%#D9A5BC
Lighter +10%#C982A1
Darker −10%#A0456D
Darker −20%#7D3554
Darker −30%#59263C
Darker −40%#351724
More saturated +25%#D74182
Less saturated −25%#9D7B8A

Channel breakdown

R186
G94
B134
Red186 (72.9%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue333.91°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 5E · B 86

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