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#BA0873 Color

#BA0873 is rgb(186, 8, 115) in RGB, hsl(324, 92%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 96%, 38%, 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 7. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA0873
HEX#BA0873
RGBrgb(186, 8, 115)
HSLhsl(324, 92%, 38%)
HSVhsv(324, 96%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 96%, 38%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(51.9% 0.211 353)
LABlab(41.43% 66.76 -8.86)
LCHlch(41.43% 67.35 352.44)

What #BA0873 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 #BA0873, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 7Flirt#A2006DΔE 9.08Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 9.75Jazzberry Jam#A50B5EΔE 9.98Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 10.2Vivid Cerise#DA1D81ΔE 10.45

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

#BA0873 Channel Values

How #BA0873 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 8 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 92% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 96% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 96% · Y 38% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.23:1 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 #BA0873 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 text6.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BA0873 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BA0873

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA0873; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BA0873
Complementary
#08BA4F
Analogous
#A808BA
Analogous
#BA081A
Triadic
#73BA08
Triadic
#0873BA
Split comp.
#1ABA08
Split comp.
#08BAA8

Tints & Shades of #BA0873

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

#E60A8E
#F623A1
#F84FB4
#F976C5
#FBA2D7
#FDC9E8

Shades

#A20764
#890655
#710545
#5D0439
#45032A
#2C021B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BA0873.

How #BA0873 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#BA0873
Protanopia#535372
Protanomaly#884173
Deuteranopia#71716F
Deuteranomaly#945970
Tritanopia#B62B2B
Tritanomaly#B82151
Achromatopsia#616161

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Using #BA0873 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba0873: #BA0873;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA0873;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba0873': '#BA0873' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.031, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_ba0873">#BA0873</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA0873"

More Pink Colors

#BA0873 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BA0873 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA0873?

#BA0873 is a dark pink — rgb(186, 8, 115) in RGB and hsl(324, 92%, 38%) 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 7.

What is the RGB value of #BA0873?

#BA0873 is rgb(186, 8, 115) — red 186, green 8, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA0873?

#BA0873 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 96%, 38%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA0873 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BA0873 scores 6.23:1 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 #BA0873 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA0873 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 7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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