Colour

#BA78A7

#BA78A7
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BA78A7 is a magenta with RGB values 186, 120, 167 and HSL 317°, 32%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BA78A7

RGBrgb(186, 120, 167)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.4706, 0.6549

RGB percentages72.9%, 47.1%, 65.5%

HSLhsl(317.3, 32.4%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(317.3, 35.5%, 72.9%)

CMYK0%, 35.5%, 10.2%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,220,583

CSS custom property--colour: #BA78A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1

Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#458758

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A87A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A91A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C17A89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 19.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.8 Thistle · ΔE 29.6 Light pink · ΔE 30.1 Orchid · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78BA8B

Analogous#AC78BA, #BA7886

Triadic#A7BA78, #78A7BA

Split complementary#86BA78, #78BAAC

Tetradic#BAAC78, #78BA8B, #7886BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEDDE9

Lighter +20%#DDBCD3

Lighter +10%#CB9ABD

Darker −10%#A95691

Darker −20%#874574

Darker −30%#653457

Darker −40%#44233A

More saturated +25%#D35FB2

Less saturated −25%#A1929C

Channel breakdown

R186

G120

B167

Red186 (72.9%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue167 (65.5%)

Hue317.27°

Saturation (HSL)32.35%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BA · G 78 · B A7

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