Recognised as Colour
#BA90BD
- #BA90BD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BA90BD is a magenta with RGB values 186, 144, 189 and HSL 296°, 25%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BA90BD#BA90BD
HEX#BA90BD
RGBrgb(186, 144, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.5647, 0.7412
RGB percentages72.9%, 56.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(296, 25.4%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296, 23.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK1.6%, 23.8%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,226,749
CSS custom property--colour: #BA90BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.81:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#456F42
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#93BD90
Analogous#A490BD, #BD90AA
Triadic#BDBA90, #90BDBA
Split complementary#AABD90, #90BDA3
Tetradic#BDA390, #93BD90, #90AABD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G144
B189
Red186 (72.9%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue296°
Saturation (HSL)25.42%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 90 · B BD
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