Recognised as Colour
#BA6FAB
- #BA6FAB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BA6FAB is a magenta with RGB values 186, 111, 171 and HSL 312°, 35%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BA6FAB#BA6FAB
HEX#BA6FAB
RGBrgb(186, 111, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.4353, 0.6706
RGB percentages72.9%, 43.5%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(312, 35.2%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312, 40.3%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 40.3%, 8.1%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,218,283
CSS custom property--colour: #BA6FAB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.95:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#459054
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6FBA7E
Analogous#A36FBA, #BA6F85
Triadic#ABBA6F, #6FABBA
Split complementary#86BA6F, #6FBAA3
Tetradic#BAA36F, #6FBA7E, #6F85BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G111
B171
Red186 (72.9%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue312°
Saturation (HSL)35.21%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 6F · B AB
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