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#BA4CDC Color

#BA4CDC is rgb(186, 76, 220) in RGB, hsl(286, 67%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 65%, 0%, 14%) 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 8.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA4CDC
HEX#BA4CDC
RGBrgb(186, 76, 220)
HSLhsl(286, 67%, 58%)
HSVhsv(286, 65%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 65%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(62% 0.223 317.2)
LABlab(52.34% 60.18 -54.19)
LCHlch(52.34% 80.98 318.00)

What #BA4CDC 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 #BA4CDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 8.55Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 11.49Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.3Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 13.51Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 17.39Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 17.7

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

#BA4CDC Channel Values

How #BA4CDC 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 76 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 67% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 65% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.07:1 vs white · 5.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA4CDC 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 text4.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BA4CDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BA4CDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA4CDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BA4CDC
Complementary
#6EDC4C
Analogous
#724CDC
Analogous
#DC4CB5
Triadic
#DCBA4C
Triadic
#4CDCBA
Split comp.
#B5DC4C
Split comp.
#4CDC72

Tints & Shades of #BA4CDC

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

#C466E1
#CC7BE5
#D695EA
#E0AEEF
#EAC8F4
#F2DDF8

Shades

#AD2AD5
#9524B7
#791D95
#5D1773
#421051
#2A0A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BA4CDC.

How #BA4CDC 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#BA4CDC
Protanopia#6A6ADC
Protanomaly#915FDC
Deuteranopia#7F7FDA
Deuteranomaly#9A6EDB
Tritanopia#AB6D6D
Tritanomaly#B162A5
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA4CDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba4cdc: #BA4CDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA4CDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba4cdc': '#BA4CDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.298, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_ba4cdc">#BA4CDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA4CDC"

More Purple Colors

#BA4CDC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BA4CDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA4CDC?

#BA4CDC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(186, 76, 220) in RGB and hsl(286, 67%, 58%) 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 8.55.

What is the RGB value of #BA4CDC?

#BA4CDC is rgb(186, 76, 220) — red 186, green 76, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA4CDC?

#BA4CDC converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 65%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA4CDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BA4CDC scores 4.07:1 against white and 5.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA4CDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA4CDC 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 8.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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