Recognised as Colour
#BA5EA4
- #BA5EA4
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#BA5EA4 is a magenta with RGB values 186, 94, 164 and HSL 314°, 40%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#BA5EA4#BA5EA4
HEX#BA5EA4
RGBrgb(186, 94, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.3686, 0.6431
RGB percentages72.9%, 36.9%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(314.3, 40%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.3, 49.5%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 49.5%, 11.8%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,213,924
CSS custom property--colour: #BA5EA4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#45A15B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5EBA74
Analogous#A25EBA, #BA5E76
Triadic#A4BA5E, #5EA4BA
Split complementary#76BA5E, #5EBAA2
Tetradic#BAA25E, #5EBA74, #5E76BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G94
B164
Red186 (72.9%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue314.35°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 5E · B A4
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