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#BA1DC9 Color

#BA1DC9 is rgb(186, 29, 201) in RGB, hsl(295, 75%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 86%, 0%, 21%) 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 8.45. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA1DC9
HEX#BA1DC9
RGBrgb(186, 29, 201)
HSLhsl(295, 75%, 45%)
HSVhsv(295, 86%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 86%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(57.2% 0.253 324)
LABlab(46.10% 72.01 -53.26)
LCHlch(46.10% 89.57 323.51)

What #BA1DC9 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 #BA1DC9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 8.45Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 10.52Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 14.52Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 15.32Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 16.03Mauveine#8D029BΔE 17.6

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

#BA1DC9 Channel Values

How #BA1DC9 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 29 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 295° · S 75% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 295° · S 86% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 86% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.11:1 vs white · 4.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA1DC9 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 text5.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BA1DC9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BA1DC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA1DC9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BA1DC9
Complementary
#2BC91D
Analogous
#641DC9
Analogous
#C91D81
Triadic
#C9BA1D
Triadic
#1DC9BA
Split comp.
#81C91D
Split comp.
#1DC964

Tints & Shades of #BA1DC9

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

#D22DE1
#D94CE6
#E070EB
#E78FEF
#EFB3F4
#F5D2F9

Shades

#A219AE
#891593
#701178
#5B0E62
#420A47
#29062D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BA1DC9.

How #BA1DC9 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#BA1DC9
Protanopia#5656C9
Protanomaly#8A46C9
Deuteranopia#7373C7
Deuteranomaly#955CC8
Tritanopia#AD5252
Tritanomaly#B24391
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA1DC9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba1dc9: #BA1DC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA1DC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba1dc9': '#BA1DC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.114, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_ba1dc9">#BA1DC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA1DC9"

More Pink Colors

#BA1DC9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#BA1DC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA1DC9?

#BA1DC9 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(186, 29, 201) in RGB and hsl(295, 75%, 45%) 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 8.45.

What is the RGB value of #BA1DC9?

#BA1DC9 is rgb(186, 29, 201) — red 186, green 29, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA1DC9?

#BA1DC9 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 86%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA1DC9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BA1DC9 scores 5.11:1 against white and 4.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA1DC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA1DC9 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 14.52, which is visibly different.

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