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Colour

#BA9DBD

  • #BA9DBD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#BA9DBD is a magenta with RGB values 186, 157, 189 and HSL 294°, 20%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#BA9DBD#BA9DBD
HEX#BA9DBD
RGBrgb(186, 157, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6157, 0.7412
RGB percentages72.9%, 61.6%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(294.4, 19.5%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.4, 16.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK1.6%, 16.9%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,230,077
CSS custom property--colour: #BA9DBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#456242

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AA4BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1A7BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BBA0A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 12.7Plum · ΔE 19.4Rosy brown · ΔE 19.7Light steelblue · ΔE 20.6Dark grey · ΔE 20.7Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0BD9D
Analogous#AA9DBD, #BD9DB0
Triadic#BDBA9D, #9DBDBA
Split complementary#B0BD9D, #9DBDAA
Tetradic#BDAA9D, #A0BD9D, #9DB0BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF8FB
Lighter +20%#E5DAE6
Lighter +10%#CFBBD2
Darker −10%#A57FA8
Darker −20%#8D6292
Darker −30%#704E73
Darker −40%#523955
More saturated +25%#CB89D2
Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R186
G157
B189
Red186 (72.9%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue294.37°
Saturation (HSL)19.51%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 9D · B BD

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