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#BA4DDB Color

#BA4DDB is rgb(186, 77, 219) in RGB, hsl(286, 66%, 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 7.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA4DDB
HEX#BA4DDB
RGBrgb(186, 77, 219)
HSLhsl(286, 66%, 58%)
HSVhsv(286, 65%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 65%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(62.1% 0.221 317.5)
LABlab(52.44% 59.62 -53.46)
LCHlch(52.44% 80.08 318.12)

What #BA4DDB 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 #BA4DDB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 7.62Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 12Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 13.25Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.38Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 17.17Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 17.57

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

#BA4DDB Channel Values

How #BA4DDB 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 77 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 66% · 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
Luminance4.06:1 vs white · 5.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA4DDB 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 text4.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BA4DDB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BA4DDB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA4DDB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BA4DDB
Complementary
#6EDB4D
Analogous
#734DDB
Analogous
#DB4DB5
Triadic
#DBBA4D
Triadic
#4DDBBA
Split comp.
#B5DB4D
Split comp.
#4DDB73

Tints & Shades of #BA4DDB

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

#C467E0
#CC7CE4
#D695E9
#E0AFEF
#EAC8F4
#F2DDF8

Shades

#AC2BD4
#9425B6
#791E94
#5D1772
#421050
#290A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BA4DDB.

How #BA4DDB 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#BA4DDB
Protanopia#6A6ADB
Protanomaly#9160DB
Deuteranopia#7F7FD9
Deuteranomaly#9A6EDA
Tritanopia#AC6D6D
Tritanomaly#B262A5
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA4DDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba4ddb: #BA4DDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA4DDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba4ddb': '#BA4DDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.302, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_ba4ddb">#BA4DDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA4DDB"

More Purple Colors

#BA4DDB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BA4DDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA4DDB?

#BA4DDB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(186, 77, 219) in RGB and hsl(286, 66%, 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 7.62.

What is the RGB value of #BA4DDB?

#BA4DDB is rgb(186, 77, 219) — red 186, green 77, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA4DDB?

#BA4DDB 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 #BA4DDB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BA4DDB scores 4.06:1 against white and 5.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA4DDB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA4DDB 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 7.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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