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#BA699E Color

#BA699E is rgb(186, 105, 158) in RGB, hsl(321, 37%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 15%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearly Purple (#B768A2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA699E
HEX#BA699E
RGBrgb(186, 105, 158)
HSLhsl(321, 37%, 57%)
HSVhsv(321, 44%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 15%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(62.9% 0.123 341.5)
LABlab(55.20% 38.34 -14.16)
LCHlch(55.20% 40.87 339.74)

What #BA699E 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 #BA699E, 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.

#BA699E Channel Values

How #BA699E 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 105 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 321° · S 37% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 321° · S 44% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 15% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.75:1 vs white · 5.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA699E 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 text3.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BA699E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA699E; 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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Tints & Shades of #BA699E

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.

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Shades

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How #BA699E 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#BA699E
Protanopia#7C7C9E
Protanomaly#99759E
Deuteranopia#8B8B9C
Deuteranomaly#A07F9D
Tritanopia#B67171
Tritanomaly#B76E86
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA699E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba699e: #BA699E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA699E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba699e': '#BA699E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.412, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_ba699e">#BA699E</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA699E"

More Pink Colors

#BA699E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BA699E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA699E?

#BA699E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(186, 105, 158) in RGB and hsl(321, 37%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearly Purple (#B768A2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.15.

What is the RGB value of #BA699E?

#BA699E is rgb(186, 105, 158) — red 186, green 105, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA699E?

#BA699E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 15%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA699E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BA699E scores 3.75:1 against white and 5.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA699E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA699E 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 17.85, which is visibly different.

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