Recognised as Colour

#BA68C9

#BA68C9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BA68C9 is a magenta with RGB values 186, 104, 201 and HSL 291°, 47%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BA68C9#BA68C9

HEX#BA68C9

RGBrgb(186, 104, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.4078, 0.7882

RGB percentages72.9%, 40.8%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(290.7, 47.3%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.7, 48.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK7.5%, 48.3%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,216,521

CSS custom property--colour: #BA68C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1

Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#459736

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5982CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#718BC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BC758Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 10 Violet · ΔE 15.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.6 Medium purple · ΔE 17.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.3 Slate blue · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 10.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#77C968

Analogous#8A68C9, #C968A7

Triadic#C9BA68, #68C9BA

Split complementary#A8C968, #68C989

Tetradic#C98968, #77C968, #68A7C9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFF

Lighter +30%#EDD9F1

Lighter +20%#DCB3E4

Lighter +10%#CB8ED6

Darker −10%#A943BB

Darker −20%#873596

Darker −30%#652870

Darker −40%#431B4A

More saturated +25%#CC4EE3

Less saturated −25%#A882AF

Channel breakdown

R186

G104

B201

Red186 (72.9%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue290.72°

Saturation (HSL)47.32%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 68 · B C9

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Ba68C9 (chemical formula)

Formula
9,446.539 g/mol
77 atoms

Ba68C9 has a molar mass of 9,446.539 g/mol, made up of 77 atoms across 2 elements: 68 × Ba, 9 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass9,446.539 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule77

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5686347 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.3749705 × 10^19

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Ba98.9%

C1.1%

Barium (Ba × 68)9,338.44 g/mol, 98.856%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 1.144%

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