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Recognised as Colour

#BA687E

  • #BA687E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BA687E is a red with RGB values 186, 104, 126 and HSL 344°, 37%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BA687E#BA687E
HEX#BA687E
RGBrgb(186, 104, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.4078, 0.4941
RGB percentages72.9%, 40.8%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(343.9, 37.3%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.9, 44.1%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 44.1%, 32.3%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,216,446
CSS custom property--colour: #BA687E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.37:1
Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#459781

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75777Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#89877Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C76270no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.3Rosy brown · ΔE 21.2Indian red · ΔE 21.9Light coral · ΔE 22.4Light pink · ΔE 28.3Dark salmon · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68BAA4
Analogous#BA68A7, #BA7B68
Triadic#7EBA68, #687EBA
Split complementary#68BA7B, #68A7BA
Tetradic#A7BA68, #68BAA4, #7B68BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF4F6
Lighter +30%#EAD1D8
Lighter +20%#DAAEBA
Lighter +10%#CA8B9C
Darker −10%#A44B63
Darker −20%#813B4E
Darker −30%#5E2B39
Darker −40%#3B1B24
More saturated +25%#D54D71
Less saturated −25%#9F848B

Channel breakdown

R186
G104
B126
Red186 (72.9%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue343.9°
Saturation (HSL)37.27%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 68 · B 7E

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