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#BA24BC Color

#BA24BC is rgb(186, 36, 188) in RGB, hsl(299, 68%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 81%, 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 5.69. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA24BC
HEX#BA24BC
RGBrgb(186, 36, 188)
HSLhsl(299, 68%, 44%)
HSVhsv(299, 81%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 81%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(56.7% 0.239 327.6)
LABlab(45.96% 69.03 -45.93)
LCHlch(45.96% 82.91 326.36)

What #BA24BC 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 #BA24BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 5.69Mauveine#8D029BΔE 14.19Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 15.92Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 16.77Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 16.8Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 17.56

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

#BA24BC Channel Values

How #BA24BC 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 36 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 299° · S 68% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 299° · S 81% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.16:1 vs white · 4.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA24BC 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 text5.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BA24BC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BA24BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA24BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BA24BC
Complementary
#26BC24
Analogous
#6E24BC
Analogous
#BC2473
Triadic
#BCBA24
Triadic
#24BCBA
Split comp.
#73BC24
Split comp.
#24BC6E

Tints & Shades of #BA24BC

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

#D531D8
#DB4FDE
#E272E4
#E994EB
#F0B6F1
#F6D4F7

Shades

#A11FA3
#8B1B8D
#721674
#59115A
#3F0C40
#2A082B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BA24BC.

How #BA24BC 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#BA24BC
Protanopia#5858BC
Protanomaly#8A49BC
Deuteranopia#7474BA
Deuteranomaly#955EBB
Tritanopia#AF4F4F
Tritanomaly#B44289
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA24BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba24bc: #BA24BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA24BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba24bc': '#BA24BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.141, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_ba24bc">#BA24BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA24BC"

More Pink Colors

#BA24BC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BA24BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA24BC?

#BA24BC is a mid-tone pink — rgb(186, 36, 188) in RGB and hsl(299, 68%, 44%) 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 5.69.

What is the RGB value of #BA24BC?

#BA24BC is rgb(186, 36, 188) — red 186, green 36, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA24BC?

#BA24BC converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 81%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA24BC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BA24BC scores 5.16:1 against white and 4.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA24BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA24BC 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 15.92, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.