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#BA05BD Color

#BA05BD is rgb(186, 5, 189) in RGB, hsl(299, 95%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 97%, 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 7.69. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA05BD
HEX#BA05BD
RGBrgb(186, 5, 189)
HSLhsl(299, 95%, 38%)
HSVhsv(299, 97%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 97%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(55.7% 0.255 327.5)
LABlab(44.40% 73.67 -48.99)
LCHlch(44.40% 88.48 326.38)

What #BA05BD 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 #BA05BD, 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.

#BA05BD Channel Values

How #BA05BD 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 5 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 299° · S 95% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 299° · S 97% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 97% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.46:1 vs white · 3.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA05BD 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 text5.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BA05BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA05BD; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BA05BD

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 #BA05BD.

How #BA05BD 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#BA05BD
Protanopia#5252BD
Protanomaly#8840BD
Deuteranopia#7070BB
Deuteranomaly#9458BC
Tritanopia#AF4848
Tritanomaly#B33887
Achromatopsia#696969

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA05BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba05bd: #BA05BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA05BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba05bd': '#BA05BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.020, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_ba05bd">#BA05BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA05BD"

More Pink Colors

#BA05BD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BA05BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA05BD?

#BA05BD is a dark pink — rgb(186, 5, 189) in RGB and hsl(299, 95%, 38%) 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 7.69.

What is the RGB value of #BA05BD?

#BA05BD is rgb(186, 5, 189) — red 186, green 5, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA05BD?

#BA05BD converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 97%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA05BD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BA05BD scores 5.46:1 against white and 3.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA05BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA05BD 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 18.07, which is visibly different.

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