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#BA0377 Color

#BA0377 is rgb(186, 3, 119) in RGB, hsl(322, 97%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 98%, 36%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Artist's Purple (#C71585), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA0377
HEX#BA0377
RGBrgb(186, 3, 119)
HSLhsl(322, 97%, 37%)
HSVhsv(322, 98%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 98%, 36%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(52% 0.215 351.3)
LABlab(41.39% 67.53 -11.42)
LCHlch(41.39% 68.49 350.40)

What #BA0377 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 #BA0377, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 5.05Flirt#A2006DΔE 8.4Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 9.14Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 9.36Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 11.15Vivid Cerise#DA1D81ΔE 11.3

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

#BA0377 Channel Values

How #BA0377 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 3 · B 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 322° · S 97% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 322° · S 98% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 98% · Y 36% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.24:1 vs white · 3.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA0377 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 text6.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BA0377 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BA0377

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA0377; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BA0377
Complementary
#03BA46
Analogous
#A103BA
Analogous
#BA031B
Triadic
#77BA03
Triadic
#0377BA
Split comp.
#1BBA03
Split comp.
#03BAA1

Tints & Shades of #BA0377

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

#E70494
#FB18A8
#FC45B9
#FD72CA
#FEA0DB
#FEC8EA

Shades

#A10267
#8D025A
#74024A
#5A013A
#41012A
#2D011D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BA0377.

How #BA0377 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#BA0377
Protanopia#525276
Protanomaly#884077
Deuteranopia#707073
Deuteranomaly#945875
Tritanopia#B62B2B
Tritanomaly#B82054
Achromatopsia#616161

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA0377 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba0377: #BA0377;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA0377;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba0377': '#BA0377' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.012, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_ba0377">#BA0377</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA0377"

More Pink Colors

#BA0377 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BA0377 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA0377?

#BA0377 is a dark pink — rgb(186, 3, 119) in RGB and hsl(322, 97%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Artist's Purple (#C71585), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.05.

What is the RGB value of #BA0377?

#BA0377 is rgb(186, 3, 119) — red 186, green 3, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA0377?

#BA0377 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 98%, 36%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA0377 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BA0377 scores 6.24:1 against white and 3.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA0377 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA0377 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 5.05, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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