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#BA00BD Color

#BA00BD is rgb(186, 0, 189) in RGB, hsl(299, 100%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 100%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA00BD
HEX#BA00BD
RGBrgb(186, 0, 189)
HSLhsl(299, 100%, 37%)
HSVhsv(299, 100%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 100%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(55.5% 0.256 327.5)
LABlab(44.25% 74.12 -49.24)
LCHlch(44.25% 88.98 326.40)

What #BA00BD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BA00BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 8.07Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 13.58Mauveine#8D029BΔE 16.58Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 17.71Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 18.24Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 18.81

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#BA00BD Channel Values

How #BA00BD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 186 · G 0 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 299° · S 100% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 299° · S 100% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.49:1 vs white · 3.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA00BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BA00BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BA00BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA00BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BA00BD
Complementary
#03BD00
Analogous
#5B00BD
Analogous
#BD0061
Triadic
#BDBA00
Triadic
#00BDBA
Split comp.
#61BD00
Split comp.
#00BD5B

Tints & Shades of #BA00BD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E700EB
#FB14FF
#FC42FF
#FD70FF
#FD9EFF
#FEC7FF

Shades

#A000A3
#8C008F
#730075
#5A005C
#410042
#2D002E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BA00BD.

How #BA00BD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BA00BD
Protanopia#5252BD
Protanomaly#883FBD
Deuteranopia#7070BB
Deuteranomaly#9358BC
Tritanopia#AF4848
Tritanomaly#B33787
Achromatopsia#696969

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA00BD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ba00bd: #BA00BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA00BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba00bd': '#BA00BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.000, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_ba00bd">#BA00BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA00BD"

More Pink Colors

#BA00BD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BA00BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA00BD?

#BA00BD is a dark pink — rgb(186, 0, 189) in RGB and hsl(299, 100%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.07.

What is the RGB value of #BA00BD?

#BA00BD is rgb(186, 0, 189) — red 186, green 0, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA00BD?

#BA00BD converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 100%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA00BD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BA00BD scores 5.49:1 against white and 3.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA00BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA00BD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 18.24, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.