Recognised as Colour
#BA9EBD
- #BA9EBD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BA9EBD is a magenta with RGB values 186, 158, 189 and HSL 294°, 19%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BA9EBD#BA9EBD
HEX#BA9EBD
RGBrgb(186, 158, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6196, 0.7412
RGB percentages72.9%, 62%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(294.2, 19%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.2, 16.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK1.6%, 16.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,230,333
CSS custom property--colour: #BA9EBD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.71:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#456142
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A1BD9E
Analogous#AB9EBD, #BD9EB1
Triadic#BDBA9E, #9EBDBA
Split complementary#B1BD9E, #9EBDAA
Tetradic#BDAB9E, #A1BD9E, #9EB1BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G158
B189
Red186 (72.9%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue294.19°
Saturation (HSL)19.02%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G 9E · B BD
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