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#BA41C8 Color

#BA41C8 is rgb(186, 65, 200) in RGB, hsl(294, 55%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 68%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA41C8
HEX#BA41C8
RGBrgb(186, 65, 200)
HSLhsl(294, 55%, 52%)
HSVhsv(294, 68%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 68%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.219 323.4)
LABlab(49.76% 61.69 -46.87)
LCHlch(49.76% 77.48 322.77)

What #BA41C8 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 #BA41C8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 7.6Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 9.49Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 12.53Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 15.5Mauveine#8D029BΔE 15.88Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 16.89

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

#BA41C8 Channel Values

How #BA41C8 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 65 · B 2008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 294° · S 55% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 294° · S 68% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.49:1 vs white · 4.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA41C8 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BA41C8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BA41C8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA41C8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BA41C8
Complementary
#4FC841
Analogous
#7741C8
Analogous
#C84192
Triadic
#C8BA41
Triadic
#41C8BA
Split comp.
#92C841
Split comp.
#41C877

Tints & Shades of #BA41C8

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

#C45DD0
#CD75D7
#D790DF
#E0A8E6
#EAC4EE
#F2DBF5

Shades

#A534B2
#8C2C96
#72247B
#5C1D63
#421547
#280D2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BA41C8.

How #BA41C8 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#BA41C8
Protanopia#6464C8
Protanomaly#8F58C8
Deuteranopia#7B7BC6
Deuteranomaly#9868C7
Tritanopia#AE6161
Tritanomaly#B35695
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA41C8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba41c8: #BA41C8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA41C8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba41c8': '#BA41C8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.255, blue: 0.784)
Android XML<color name="color_ba41c8">#BA41C8</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA41C8"

More Pink Colors

#BA41C8 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#BA41C8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA41C8?

#BA41C8 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(186, 65, 200) in RGB and hsl(294, 55%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.6.

What is the RGB value of #BA41C8?

#BA41C8 is rgb(186, 65, 200) — red 186, green 65, and blue 200 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA41C8?

#BA41C8 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 68%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA41C8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BA41C8 scores 4.49:1 against white and 4.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA41C8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA41C8 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 7.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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