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#BA03CE Color

#BA03CE is rgb(186, 3, 206) in RGB, hsl(294, 97%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 99%, 0%, 19%) 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 8.74. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA03CE
HEX#BA03CE
RGBrgb(186, 3, 206)
HSLhsl(294, 97%, 41%)
HSVhsv(294, 99%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 99%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(56.7% 0.267 322.9)
LABlab(45.26% 75.77 -57.49)
LCHlch(45.26% 95.11 322.81)

What #BA03CE 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 #BA03CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 8.74Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 10.34Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.27Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 16.1Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 16.32Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 17.13

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

#BA03CE Channel Values

How #BA03CE 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 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 294° · S 97% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 294° · S 99% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 99% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.26:1 vs white · 3.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA03CE 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 text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BA03CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BA03CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA03CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BA03CE
Complementary
#17CE03
Analogous
#5403CE
Analogous
#CE037D
Triadic
#CEBA03
Triadic
#03CEBA
Split comp.
#7DCE03
Split comp.
#03CE54

Tints & Shades of #BA03CE

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

#DE04F6
#E627FC
#EB4FFC
#F07CFD
#F5A5FE
#F9CDFE

Shades

#A303B5
#880297
#71027E
#5B0264
#44014B
#29012D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BA03CE.

How #BA03CE 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#BA03CE
Protanopia#5252CE
Protanomaly#8840CE
Deuteranopia#7070CC
Deuteranomaly#9458CD
Tritanopia#AC4F4F
Tritanomaly#B23E94
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA03CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba03ce: #BA03CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA03CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba03ce': '#BA03CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.012, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_ba03ce">#BA03CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA03CE"

More Pink Colors

#BA03CE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BA03CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA03CE?

#BA03CE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(186, 3, 206) in RGB and hsl(294, 97%, 41%) 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 8.74.

What is the RGB value of #BA03CE?

#BA03CE is rgb(186, 3, 206) — red 186, green 3, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA03CE?

#BA03CE converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 99%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA03CE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BA03CE scores 5.26:1 against white and 3.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA03CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA03CE 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 16.1, which is visibly different.

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