Recognised as Colour
#BAACBB
- #BAACBB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BAACBB is a magenta with RGB values 186, 172, 187 and HSL 296°, 10%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BAACBB#BAACBB
HEX#BAACBB
RGBrgb(186, 172, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.6745, 0.7333
RGB percentages72.9%, 67.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(296, 9.9%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296, 8%, 73.3%)
CMYK0.5%, 8%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,233,915
CSS custom property--colour: #BAACBB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.71:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#455344
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADBBAC
Analogous#B3ACBB, #BBACB4
Triadic#BBBAAC, #ACBBBA
Split complementary#B4BBAC, #ACBBB3
Tetradic#BBB3AC, #ADBBAC, #ACB5BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R186
G172
B187
Red186 (72.9%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue296°
Saturation (HSL)9.93%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BA · G AC · B BB
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