Colour
#BA6ABA
- #BA6ABA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#BA6ABA is a magenta with RGB values 186, 106, 186 and HSL 300°, 37%, 57%. 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
#BA6ABA#BA6ABA
HEX#BA6ABA
RGBrgb(186, 106, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.4157, 0.7294
RGB percentages72.9%, 41.6%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(300, 36.7%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 43%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 43%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,217,018
CSS custom property--colour: #BA6ABA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#459545
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6ABA6A
Analogous#926ABA, #BA6A92
Triadic#BABA6A, #6ABABA
Split complementary#92BA6A, #6ABA92
Tetradic#BA926A, #6ABA6A, #6A92BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G106
B186
Red186 (72.9%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)36.7%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR BA · G 6A · B BA
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