Recognised as Colour
#BA72B0
- #BA72B0
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BA72B0 is a magenta with RGB values 186, 114, 176 and HSL 308°, 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
#BA72B0#BA72B0
HEX#BA72B0
RGBrgb(186, 114, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.4471, 0.6902
RGB percentages72.9%, 44.7%, 69%
HSLhsl(308.3, 34.3%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.3, 38.7%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 38.7%, 5.4%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,219,056
CSS custom property--colour: #BA72B0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#458D4F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#72BA7C
Analogous#A072BA, #BA728C
Triadic#B0BA72, #72B0BA
Split complementary#8CBA72, #72BAA0
Tetradic#BAA072, #72BA7C, #728CBA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G114
B176
Red186 (72.9%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue308.33°
Saturation (HSL)34.29%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 72 · B B0
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