Recognised as Colour

#BA96BC

#BA96BC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BA96BC is a magenta with RGB values 186, 150, 188 and HSL 297°, 22%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BA96BC#BA96BC

HEX#BA96BC

RGBrgb(186, 150, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.5882, 0.7373

RGB percentages72.9%, 58.8%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(296.8, 22.1%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(296.8, 20.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK1.1%, 20.2%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,228,284

CSS custom property--colour: #BA96BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.18:1

Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#456943

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#939FBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#9BA3BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Tritanopia#BC99A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16 Thistle · ΔE 16.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 24.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 25 Dark grey · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#98BC96

Analogous#A796BC, #BC96AB

Triadic#BCBA96, #96BCBA

Split complementary#ABBC96, #96BCA7

Tetradic#BCA796, #98BC96, #96ABBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F3F8

Lighter +20%#E3D4E4

Lighter +10%#CEB5D0

Darker −10%#A677A8

Darker −20%#8D5C90

Darker −30%#6F4871

Darker −40%#503452

More saturated +25%#CD81D2

Less saturated −25%#A9A9A9

Channel breakdown

R186

G150

B188

Red186 (72.9%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue296.84°

Saturation (HSL)22.09%

Lightness66.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BA · G 96 · B BC

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Ba96BC (chemical formula)

Formula
13,206.501 g/mol
98 atoms

Ba96BC has a molar mass of 13,206.501 g/mol, made up of 98 atoms across 3 elements: 96 × Ba, 1 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass13,206.501 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule98

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.1929911 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram4.5599821 × 10^19

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Ba99.8%

B0.1%

C0.1%

Barium (Ba × 96)13,183.68 g/mol, 99.827%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.082%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.091%

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