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#BA3BAD Color

#BA3BAD is rgb(186, 59, 173) in RGB, hsl(306, 52%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 68%, 7%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantine (#BD33A4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.82. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA3BAD
HEX#BA3BAD
RGBrgb(186, 59, 173)
HSLhsl(306, 52%, 48%)
HSVhsv(306, 68%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 7%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(57.6% 0.205 332.3)
LABlab(47.74% 60.52 -34.33)
LCHlch(47.74% 69.58 330.43)

What #BA3BAD 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 #BA3BAD, 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.

#BA3BAD Channel Values

How #BA3BAD 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 59 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 52% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 68% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 68% · Y 7% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.86:1 vs white · 4.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA3BAD 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 text4.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BA3BAD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA3BAD; 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
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BA3BAD

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

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How #BA3BAD 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#BA3BAD
Protanopia#6161AD
Protanomaly#8D54AD
Deuteranopia#7979AB
Deuteranomaly#9766AC
Tritanopia#B25555
Tritanomaly#B54C82
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA3BAD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba3bad: #BA3BAD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA3BAD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba3bad': '#BA3BAD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.231, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_ba3bad">#BA3BAD</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA3BAD"

More Pink Colors

#BA3BAD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BA3BAD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA3BAD?

#BA3BAD is a mid-tone pink — rgb(186, 59, 173) in RGB and hsl(306, 52%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantine (#BD33A4), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.82.

What is the RGB value of #BA3BAD?

#BA3BAD is rgb(186, 59, 173) — red 186, green 59, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA3BAD?

#BA3BAD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 68%, 7%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA3BAD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BA3BAD scores 4.86:1 against white and 4.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA3BAD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA3BAD 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 15.3, which is visibly different.

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