Recognised as Colour
#BA72AD
- #BA72AD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BA72AD is a magenta with RGB values 186, 114, 173 and HSL 311°, 34%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BA72AD#BA72AD
HEX#BA72AD
RGBrgb(186, 114, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.4471, 0.6784
RGB percentages72.9%, 44.7%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(310.8, 34.3%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.8, 38.7%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 38.7%, 7%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,219,053
CSS custom property--colour: #BA72AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#458D52
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#72BA7F
Analogous#A372BA, #BA7289
Triadic#ADBA72, #72ADBA
Split complementary#89BA72, #72BAA3
Tetradic#BAA372, #72BA7F, #7289BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G114
B173
Red186 (72.9%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue310.83°
Saturation (HSL)34.29%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 72 · B AD
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