#BA0EDD Color

#BA0EDD is rgb(186, 14, 221) in RGB, hsl(290, 88%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 94%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA0EDD

HEX#BA0EDD

RGBrgb(186, 14, 221)

HSLhsl(290, 88%, 46%)

HSVhsv(290, 94%, 87%)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 94%, 0%, 13%)

OKLCHoklch(58% 0.274 319)

LABlab(46.48% 76.61 -64.15)

LCHlch(46.48% 99.92 320.06)

What #BA0EDD 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 #BA0EDD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 3.57 Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 9.62 Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 12.14 Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 14.77 Phlox#DF00FFΔE 15.11 Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 15.18

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

#BA0EDD Channel Values

How #BA0EDD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 186 · G 14 · B 221	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 290° · S 88% · L 46%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 290° · S 94% · V 87%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 16% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 13%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.01:1 vs white · 4.19:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA0EDD 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 text5.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BA0EDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA0EDD; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BA0EDD

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 #BA0EDD.

How #BA0EDD 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#BA0EDD

Protanopia#5353DD

Protanomaly#8942DD

Deuteranopia#7171DB

Deuteranomaly#9459DC

Tritanopia#AA5757

Tritanomaly#B0459F

Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

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Using #BA0EDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba0edd: #BA0EDD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA0EDD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba0edd': '#BA0EDD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.055, blue: 0.867)

Android XML<color name="color_ba0edd">#BA0EDD</color>

SVG fillfill="#BA0EDD"

More Pink Colors

#BA0EDD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#BA0EDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA0EDD?

#BA0EDD is a mid-tone pink — rgb(186, 14, 221) in RGB and hsl(290, 88%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.57.

What is the RGB value of #BA0EDD?

#BA0EDD is rgb(186, 14, 221) — red 186, green 14, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA0EDD?

#BA0EDD converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 94%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA0EDD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BA0EDD scores 5.01:1 against white and 4.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA0EDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA0EDD 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 12.14, which is visibly different.

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