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#BA407D Color

#BA407D is rgb(186, 64, 125) in RGB, hsl(330, 49%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 33%, 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 6.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA407D
HEX#BA407D
RGBrgb(186, 64, 125)
HSLhsl(330, 49%, 49%)
HSVhsv(330, 66%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 33%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(56% 0.168 353)
LABlab(46.77% 53.78 -7.12)
LCHlch(46.77% 54.25 352.46)

What #BA407D 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 #BA407D, 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.

#BA407D Channel Values

How #BA407D 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 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 49% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 66% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 33% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.1:1 vs white · 4.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA407D 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 text5.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BA407D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BA407D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA407D; 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 #BA407D

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 #BA407D.

How #BA407D 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#BA407D
Protanopia#64647C
Protanomaly#8E577D
Deuteranopia#7B7B79
Deuteranomaly#98687B
Tritanopia#B74B4B
Tritanomaly#B84763
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA407D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba407d: #BA407D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA407D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba407d': '#BA407D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.251, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_ba407d">#BA407D</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA407D"

More Pink Colors

#BA407D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BA407D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA407D?

#BA407D is a mid-tone pink — rgb(186, 64, 125) in RGB and hsl(330, 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 6.05.

What is the RGB value of #BA407D?

#BA407D is rgb(186, 64, 125) — red 186, green 64, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA407D?

#BA407D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 33%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA407D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BA407D scores 5.1:1 against white and 4.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA407D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA407D 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 17.32, which is visibly different.

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