Colour
#BAA2B3
- #BAA2B3
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BAA2B3 is a magenta with RGB values 186, 162, 179 and HSL 318°, 15%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BAA2B3#BAA2B3
HEX#BAA2B3
RGBrgb(186, 162, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6353, 0.702
RGB percentages72.9%, 63.5%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(317.5, 14.8%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.5, 12.9%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 12.9%, 3.8%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,231,347
CSS custom property--colour: #BAA2B3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.91:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#455D4C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A2BAA9
Analogous#B5A2BA, #BAA2A7
Triadic#B3BAA2, #A2B3BA
Split complementary#A7BAA2, #A2BAB5
Tetradic#BAB5A2, #A2BAA9, #A2A7BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G162
B179
Red186 (72.9%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue317.5°
Saturation (HSL)14.81%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BA · G A2 · B B3
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