Skip to content

#BA68BB Color

#BA68BB is rgb(186, 104, 187) in RGB, hsl(299, 38%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 44%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Mauve (#D473D4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA68BB
HEX#BA68BB
RGBrgb(186, 104, 187)
HSLhsl(299, 38%, 57%)
HSVhsv(299, 44%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 44%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(63.9% 0.149 326.7)
LABlab(55.95% 42.60 -29.74)
LCHlch(55.95% 51.95 325.08)

What #BA68BB 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 #BA68BB, 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.

#BA68BB Channel Values

How #BA68BB 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 104 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 299° · S 38% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 299° · S 44% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.63:1 vs white · 5.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA68BB 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 text3.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BA68BB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BA68BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA68BB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BA68BB

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 #BA68BB.

How #BA68BB 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#BA68BB
Protanopia#7B7BBB
Protanomaly#9874BB
Deuteranopia#8A8AB9
Deuteranomaly#A07EBA
Tritanopia#B27777
Tritanomaly#B57197
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA68BB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba68bb: #BA68BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA68BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba68bb': '#BA68BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.408, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_ba68bb">#BA68BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA68BB"

More Pink Colors

#BA68BB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BA68BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA68BB?

#BA68BB is a mid-tone pink — rgb(186, 104, 187) in RGB and hsl(299, 38%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Mauve (#D473D4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.83.

What is the RGB value of #BA68BB?

#BA68BB is rgb(186, 104, 187) — red 186, green 104, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA68BB?

#BA68BB converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 44%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA68BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BA68BB scores 3.63:1 against white and 5.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA68BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA68BB 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 12.75, which is visibly different.

Open #BA68BB in a Tool

Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.