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#BA01CB Color

#BA01CB is rgb(186, 1, 203) in RGB, hsl(295, 99%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 100%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.2. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA01CB
HEX#BA01CB
RGBrgb(186, 1, 203)
HSLhsl(295, 99%, 40%)
HSVhsv(295, 100%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 100%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(56.5% 0.265 323.7)
LABlab(45.04% 75.59 -56.13)
LCHlch(45.04% 94.15 323.41)

What #BA01CB 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 #BA01CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#BA01CB Channel Values

How #BA01CB 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 1 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 295° · S 99% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 295° · S 100% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.31:1 vs white · 3.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA01CB 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 text5.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BA01CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA01CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BA01CB

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BA01CB.

How #BA01CB 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#BA01CB
Protanopia#5252CB
Protanomaly#8840CB
Deuteranopia#7070C9
Deuteranomaly#9358CA
Tritanopia#AC4E4E
Tritanomaly#B23C91
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA01CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba01cb: #BA01CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA01CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba01cb': '#BA01CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.004, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_ba01cb">#BA01CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA01CB"

More Pink Colors

#BA01CB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BA01CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA01CB?

#BA01CB is a mid-tone pink — rgb(186, 1, 203) in RGB and hsl(295, 99%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.2.

What is the RGB value of #BA01CB?

#BA01CB is rgb(186, 1, 203) — red 186, green 1, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA01CB?

#BA01CB converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 100%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA01CB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BA01CB scores 5.31:1 against white and 3.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA01CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA01CB 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 16.44, which is visibly different.

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