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#BA9BBB Color

#BA9BBB is rgb(186, 155, 187) in RGB, hsl(298, 19%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 17%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Glossy Grape (#AB92B3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BA9BBB
HEX#BA9BBB
RGBrgb(186, 155, 187)
HSLhsl(298, 19%, 67%)
HSVhsv(298, 17%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 17%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(72.8% 0.057 325.2)
LABlab(67.60% 16.07 -12.12)
LCHlch(67.60% 20.13 322.98)

What #BA9BBB 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 #BA9BBB, 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.

#BA9BBB Channel Values

How #BA9BBB 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 155 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 298° · S 19% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 298° · S 17% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.47:1 vs white · 8.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BA9BBB 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 text2.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BA9BBB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BA9BBB; 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 #BA9BBB

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 #BA9BBB.

How #BA9BBB 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#BA9BBB
Protanopia#A1A1BB
Protanomaly#AB9FBB
Deuteranopia#A6A6BA
Deuteranomaly#AEA2BB
Tritanopia#B69F9F
Tritanomaly#B89EAB
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BA9BBB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ba9bbb: #BA9BBB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BA9BBB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ba9bbb': '#BA9BBB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.608, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_ba9bbb">#BA9BBB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BA9BBB"

More Pink Colors

#BA9BBB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BA9BBB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BA9BBB?

#BA9BBB is a light pink — rgb(186, 155, 187) in RGB and hsl(298, 19%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Glossy Grape (#AB92B3), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.63.

What is the RGB value of #BA9BBB?

#BA9BBB is rgb(186, 155, 187) — red 186, green 155, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BA9BBB?

#BA9BBB converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 17%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BA9BBB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BA9BBB scores 2.47:1 against white and 8.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BA9BBB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BA9BBB 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 13.32, which is visibly different.

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