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#BA2187 Color

#BA2187 is rgb(186, 33, 135) in RGB, hsl(320, 70%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 82%, 27%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.94. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA2187
HEX#BA2187
RGBrgb(186, 33, 135)
HSLhsl(320, 70%, 43%)
HSVhsv(320, 82%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 82%, 27%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(53.8% 0.207 345.9)
LABlab(43.48% 64.39 -18.13)
LCHlch(43.48% 66.89 344.27)

What #BA2187 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 #BA2187, 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.

#BA2187 Channel Values

How #BA2187 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 33 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 320° · S 70% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 320° · S 82% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 82% · Y 27% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.75:1 vs white · 3.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA2187 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 text5.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BA2187 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BA2187

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA2187; 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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Tints & Shades of #BA2187

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BA2187.

How #BA2187 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#BA2187
Protanopia#575786
Protanomaly#8A4787
Deuteranopia#737384
Deuteranomaly#955D85
Tritanopia#B53B3B
Tritanomaly#B73262
Achromatopsia#666666

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA2187 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba2187: #BA2187;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA2187;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba2187': '#BA2187' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.129, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_ba2187">#BA2187</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA2187"

More Pink Colors

#BA2187 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BA2187 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA2187?

#BA2187 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(186, 33, 135) in RGB and hsl(320, 70%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.94.

What is the RGB value of #BA2187?

#BA2187 is rgb(186, 33, 135) — red 186, green 33, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA2187?

#BA2187 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 82%, 27%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA2187 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BA2187 scores 5.75:1 against white and 3.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA2187 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA2187 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 6.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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