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Recognised as Colour

#BA86AD

  • #BA86AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BA86AD is a magenta with RGB values 186, 134, 173 and HSL 315°, 27%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BA86AD#BA86AD
HEX#BA86AD
RGBrgb(186, 134, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.5255, 0.6784
RGB percentages72.9%, 52.5%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(315, 27.4%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315, 28%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 28%, 7%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,224,173
CSS custom property--colour: #BA86AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#457952

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8691AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9399ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BF8894no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.9Rosy brown · ΔE 21.4Thistle · ΔE 22.5Pale violetred · ΔE 23.4Light pink · ΔE 26Pink · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#86BA93
Analogous#AD86BA, #BA8693
Triadic#ADBA86, #86ADBA
Split complementary#93BA86, #86BAAD
Tetradic#BAAD86, #86BA93, #8693BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2E7EF
Lighter +20%#DFC7D9
Lighter +10%#CDA6C3
Darker −10%#A76697
Darker −20%#8B4F7C
Darker −30%#6A3D5F
Darker −40%#4A2A42
More saturated +25%#D26EB9
Less saturated −25%#A29EA1

Channel breakdown

R186
G134
B173
Red186 (72.9%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue315°
Saturation (HSL)27.37%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 86 · B AD

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