Recognised as Colour
#BA9ABA
- #BA9ABA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BA9ABA is a magenta with RGB values 186, 154, 186 and HSL 300°, 19%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BA9ABA#BA9ABA
HEX#BA9ABA
RGBrgb(186, 154, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6039, 0.7294
RGB percentages72.9%, 60.4%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(300, 18.8%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 17.2%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 17.2%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,229,306
CSS custom property--colour: #BA9ABA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#456545
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9ABA9A
Analogous#AA9ABA, #BA9AAA
Triadic#BABA9A, #9ABABA
Split complementary#AABA9A, #9ABAAA
Tetradic#BAAA9A, #9ABA9A, #9AAABA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G154
B186
Red186 (72.9%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)18.82%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR BA · G 9A · B BA
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