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Recognised as Colour

#BA5E8A

  • #BA5E8A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BA5E8A is a red with RGB values 186, 94, 138 and HSL 331°, 40%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BA5E8A#BA5E8A
HEX#BA5E8A
RGBrgb(186, 94, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.3686, 0.5412
RGB percentages72.9%, 36.9%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(331.3, 40%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331.3, 49.5%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 49.5%, 25.8%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,213,898
CSS custom property--colour: #BA5E8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#45A175

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#69728Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#818288no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C65A6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.8Hot pink · ΔE 26Plum · ΔE 27.6Indian red · ΔE 29.5Light coral · ΔE 30.3Medium violet red · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EBA8E
Analogous#BA5EB8, #BA605E
Triadic#8ABA5E, #5E8ABA
Split complementary#5EBA60, #5EB8BA
Tetradic#B8BA5E, #5EBA8E, #605EBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7EDF2
Lighter +30%#E8C9D8
Lighter +20%#D9A5BE
Lighter +10%#C982A4
Darker −10%#A04571
Darker −20%#7D3557
Darker −30%#59263E
Darker −40%#351725
More saturated +25%#D74189
Less saturated −25%#9D7B8B

Channel breakdown

R186
G94
B138
Red186 (72.9%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue331.3°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 5E · B 8A

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