Colour
#BA73AA
- #BA73AA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BA73AA is a magenta with RGB values 186, 115, 170 and HSL 314°, 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
#BA73AA#BA73AA
HEX#BA73AA
RGBrgb(186, 115, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.451, 0.6667
RGB percentages72.9%, 45.1%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(313.5, 34%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.5, 38.2%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 38.2%, 8.6%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,219,306
CSS custom property--colour: #BA73AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.3 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#458C55
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#73BA83
Analogous#A773BA, #BA7386
Triadic#AABA73, #73AABA
Split complementary#87BA73, #73BAA7
Tetradic#BAA773, #73BA83, #7386BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G115
B170
Red186 (72.9%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue313.52°
Saturation (HSL)33.97%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 73 · B AA
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