Colour
#BA97B3
- #BA97B3
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BA97B3 is a magenta with RGB values 186, 151, 179 and HSL 312°, 20%, 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 Thistle.
Colour values
#BA97B3#BA97B3
HEX#BA97B3
RGBrgb(186, 151, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.5922, 0.702
RGB percentages72.9%, 59.2%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(312, 20.2%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312, 18.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 18.8%, 3.8%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,228,531
CSS custom property--colour: #BA97B3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.17:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#45684C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97BA9E
Analogous#B097BA, #BA97A2
Triadic#B3BA97, #97B3BA
Split complementary#A2BA97, #97BAB0
Tetradic#BAB097, #97BA9E, #97A2BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G151
B179
Red186 (72.9%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue312°
Saturation (HSL)20.23%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G 97 · B B3
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