Colour

#BA5FC3

#BA5FC3
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BA5FC3 is a magenta with RGB values 186, 95, 195 and HSL 295°, 45%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BA5FC3

RGBrgb(186, 95, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.3725, 0.7647

RGB percentages72.9%, 37.3%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(294.6, 45.5%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294.6, 51.3%, 76.5%)

CMYK4.6%, 51.3%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,214,211

CSS custom property--colour: #BA5FC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22564WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1

Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#45A03C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#527CC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E87C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BD6C88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 9.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 13.3 Violet · ΔE 15.9 Medium purple · ΔE 19.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 9.43, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#68C35F

Analogous#885FC3, #C35F9A

Triadic#C3BA5F, #5FC3BA

Split complementary#9AC35F, #5FC388

Tetradic#C3885F, #68C35F, #5F9AC3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF3FB

Lighter +30%#EACEED

Lighter +20%#DAA9DF

Lighter +10%#CA84D1

Darker −10%#A441AE

Darker −20%#813389

Darker −30%#5E2564

Darker −40%#3B173F

More saturated +25%#D144DE

Less saturated −25%#A37BA8

Channel breakdown

R186

G95

B195

Red186 (72.9%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue294.6°

Saturation (HSL)45.45%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 5F · B C3

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Colour values

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