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#BA407B Color

#BA407B is rgb(186, 64, 123) in RGB, hsl(331, 49%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 34%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mystic Maroon (#AD4379), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA407B
HEX#BA407B
RGBrgb(186, 64, 123)
HSLhsl(331, 49%, 49%)
HSVhsv(331, 66%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 34%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(56% 0.167 354)
LABlab(46.71% 53.61 -5.99)
LCHlch(46.71% 53.95 353.63)

What #BA407B 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 #BA407B, 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.

#BA407B Channel Values

How #BA407B 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 64 · B 1238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 331° · S 49% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 331° · S 66% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 34% · K 27%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 #BA407B 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

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Colors That Go With #BA407B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA407B; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BA407B

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 #BA407B.

How #BA407B 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#BA407B
Protanopia#64647A
Protanomaly#8E577B
Deuteranopia#7B7B77
Deuteranomaly#986879
Tritanopia#B74B4B
Tritanomaly#B84762
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA407B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba407b: #BA407B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA407B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba407b': '#BA407B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.251, blue: 0.482)
Android XML<color name="color_ba407b">#BA407B</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA407B"

More Pink Colors

#BA407B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BA407B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA407B?

#BA407B is a mid-tone pink — rgb(186, 64, 123) in RGB and hsl(331, 49%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mystic Maroon (#AD4379), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.09.

What is the RGB value of #BA407B?

#BA407B is rgb(186, 64, 123) — red 186, green 64, and blue 123 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA407B?

#BA407B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 34%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA407B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BA407B 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 #BA407B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA407B 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 17.91, which is visibly different.

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