Colour

#BA7798

#BA7798
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BA7798 is a red with RGB values 186, 119, 152 and HSL 330°, 33%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BA7798#BA7798

HEX#BA7798

RGBrgb(186, 119, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.4667, 0.5961

RGB percentages72.9%, 46.7%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(330.4, 32.7%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330.4, 36%, 72.9%)

CMYK0%, 36%, 18.3%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,220,312

CSS custom property--colour: #BA7798;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.18:1

Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#458867

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D8499no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D8F96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C37683no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.2 Plum · ΔE 21.7 Light pink · ΔE 26.2 Pink · ΔE 28.4 Thistle · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#77BA99

Analogous#BA77B9, #BA7877

Triadic#98BA77, #7798BA

Split complementary#77BA78, #77B9BA

Tetradic#BABA77, #77BA99, #7877BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFE

Lighter +30%#EDDDE5

Lighter +20%#DCBBCB

Lighter +10%#CB99B2

Darker −10%#A9557E

Darker −20%#874465

Darker −30%#65334C

Darker −40%#432232

More saturated +25%#D45D98

Less saturated −25%#A09198

Channel breakdown

R186

G119

B152

Red186 (72.9%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue330.45°

Saturation (HSL)32.68%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BA · G 77 · B 98

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