Colour

#BA73AC

#BA73AC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BA73AC is a magenta with RGB values 186, 115, 172 and HSL 312°, 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

#BA73AC#BA73AC

HEX#BA73AC

RGBrgb(186, 115, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.451, 0.6745

RGB percentages72.9%, 45.1%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(311.8, 34%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(311.8, 38.2%, 72.9%)

CMYK0%, 38.2%, 7.5%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,219,308

CSS custom property--colour: #BA73AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25679WCAG 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 6.14:1

Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#458C53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7384AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#858EAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C07688no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.3 Orchid · ΔE 25 Violet · ΔE 29.4 Hot pink · ΔE 29.9 Medium purple · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#73BA81

Analogous#A473BA, #BA7389

Triadic#ACBA73, #73ACBA

Split complementary#89BA73, #73BAA4

Tetradic#BAA473, #73BA81, #7389BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDFCFD

Lighter +30%#EDD9E9

Lighter +20%#DCB7D5

Lighter +10%#CB95C0

Darker −10%#A75397

Darker −20%#854278

Darker −30%#633159

Darker −40%#41203A

More saturated +25%#D459BC

Less saturated −25%#A08D9C

Channel breakdown

R186

G115

B172

Red186 (72.9%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue311.83°

Saturation (HSL)33.97%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BA · G 73 · B AC

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