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#BA72BB Color

#BA72BB is rgb(186, 114, 187) in RGB, hsl(299, 35%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 39%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearly Purple (#B768A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA72BB
HEX#BA72BB
RGBrgb(186, 114, 187)
HSLhsl(299, 35%, 59%)
HSVhsv(299, 39%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 39%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(65.5% 0.132 326.5)
LABlab(58.04% 37.54 -26.53)
LCHlch(58.04% 45.97 324.75)

What #BA72BB 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 #BA72BB, 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.

#BA72BB Channel Values

How #BA72BB 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 114 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 299° · S 35% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 299° · S 39% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.38:1 vs white · 6.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA72BB 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 text3.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BA72BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA72BB; 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 #BA72BB

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BA72BB.

How #BA72BB 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#BA72BB
Protanopia#8282BB
Protanomaly#9C7CBB
Deuteranopia#8F8FB9
Deuteranomaly#A284BA
Tritanopia#B37E7E
Tritanomaly#B67A9A
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA72BB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba72bb: #BA72BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA72BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba72bb': '#BA72BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.447, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_ba72bb">#BA72BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA72BB"

More Pink Colors

#BA72BB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BA72BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA72BB?

#BA72BB is a mid-tone pink — rgb(186, 114, 187) in RGB and hsl(299, 35%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearly Purple (#B768A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.88.

What is the RGB value of #BA72BB?

#BA72BB is rgb(186, 114, 187) — red 186, green 114, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA72BB?

#BA72BB converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 39%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA72BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BA72BB scores 3.38:1 against white and 6.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA72BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA72BB 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 17.37, which is visibly different.

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