Colour
#BAA4BA
- #BAA4BA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BAA4BA is a magenta with RGB values 186, 164, 186 and HSL 300°, 14%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BAA4BA#BAA4BA
HEX#BAA4BA
RGBrgb(186, 164, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6431, 0.7294
RGB percentages72.9%, 64.3%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(300, 13.7%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 11.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK0%, 11.8%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,231,866
CSS custom property--colour: #BAA4BA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#455B45
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A4BAA4
Analogous#AFA4BA, #BAA4AF
Triadic#BABAA4, #A4BABA
Split complementary#AFBAA4, #A4BAAF
Tetradic#BAAFA4, #A4BAA4, #A4AFBA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G164
B186
Red186 (72.9%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)13.75%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR BA · G A4 · B BA
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