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#BAA3BD Color

#BAA3BD is rgb(186, 163, 189) in RGB, hsl(293, 16%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 14%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAA3BD
HEX#BAA3BD
RGBrgb(186, 163, 189)
HSLhsl(293, 16%, 69%)
HSVhsv(293, 14%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 14%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(74.4% 0.045 322.4)
LABlab(69.66% 12.18 -10.18)
LCHlch(69.66% 15.87 320.11)

What #BAA3BD 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 #BAA3BD, 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.

#BAA3BD Channel Values

How #BAA3BD 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 163 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 293° · S 16% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 293° · S 14% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.32:1 vs white · 9.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAA3BD 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 text2.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BAA3BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BAA3BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAA3BD; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BAA3BD

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 #BAA3BD.

How #BAA3BD 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#BAA3BD
Protanopia#A7A7BD
Protanomaly#AFA6BD
Deuteranopia#ABABBC
Deuteranomaly#B1A8BD
Tritanopia#B7A7A7
Tritanomaly#B8A5B0
Achromatopsia#AAAAAA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAA3BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-baa3bd: #BAA3BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAA3BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-baa3bd': '#BAA3BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.639, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_baa3bd">#BAA3BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAA3BD"

More Pink Colors

#BAA3BD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BAA3BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAA3BD?

#BAA3BD is a light pink — rgb(186, 163, 189) in RGB and hsl(293, 16%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.67.

What is the RGB value of #BAA3BD?

#BAA3BD is rgb(186, 163, 189) — red 186, green 163, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAA3BD?

#BAA3BD converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 14%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAA3BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAA3BD scores 2.32:1 against white and 9.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAA3BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAA3BD 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 10.46, which is visibly different.

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