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#BA43DB Color

#BA43DB is rgb(186, 67, 219) in RGB, hsl(287, 68%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 69%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), visibly different at ΔE 10.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA43DB
HEX#BA43DB
RGBrgb(186, 67, 219)
HSLhsl(287, 68%, 56%)
HSVhsv(287, 69%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 69%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(61% 0.233 318)
LABlab(50.97% 63.56 -55.80)
LCHlch(50.97% 84.58 318.72)

What #BA43DB 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 #BA43DB, 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 purple in the library.

#BA43DB Channel Values

How #BA43DB 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 67 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 68% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 69% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 69% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.27:1 vs white · 4.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA43DB 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 text4.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BA43DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA43DB; 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 #BA43DB

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 #BA43DB.

How #BA43DB 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#BA43DB
Protanopia#6565DB
Protanomaly#8F59DB
Deuteranopia#7C7CD9
Deuteranomaly#9969DA
Tritanopia#AB6868
Tritanomaly#B15BA3
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA43DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba43db: #BA43DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA43DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba43db': '#BA43DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.263, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_ba43db">#BA43DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA43DB"

More Purple Colors

#BA43DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BA43DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA43DB?

#BA43DB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(186, 67, 219) in RGB and hsl(287, 68%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.14.

What is the RGB value of #BA43DB?

#BA43DB is rgb(186, 67, 219) — red 186, green 67, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA43DB?

#BA43DB converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 69%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA43DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BA43DB scores 4.27:1 against white and 4.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA43DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA43DB 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 10.14, which is visibly different.

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