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Recognised as Colour

#BA73A2

  • #BA73A2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BA73A2 is a magenta with RGB values 186, 115, 162 and HSL 320°, 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 Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BA73A2#BA73A2
HEX#BA73A2
RGBrgb(186, 115, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.451, 0.6353
RGB percentages72.9%, 45.1%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(320.3, 34%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.3, 38.2%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 38.2%, 12.9%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,219,298
CSS custom property--colour: #BA73A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#458C5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7683A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#888EA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C27484no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 17.8Plum · ΔE 18.3Rosy brown · ΔE 27.5Orchid · ΔE 29.8Hot pink · ΔE 30.7Light pink · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 17.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73BA8B
Analogous#AE73BA, #BA737F
Triadic#A2BA73, #73A2BA
Split complementary#7FBA73, #73BAAF
Tetradic#BAAF73, #73BA8B, #737FBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFCFD
Lighter +30%#EDD9E6
Lighter +20%#DCB7CF
Lighter +10%#CB95B9
Darker −10%#A7538B
Darker −20%#85426E
Darker −30%#633152
Darker −40%#412036
More saturated +25%#D459AA
Less saturated −25%#A08D9A

Channel breakdown

R186
G115
B162
Red186 (72.9%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue320.28°
Saturation (HSL)33.97%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 73 · B A2

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