Palettes / Colors / #BA01DF

#BA01DF — Vivid Pink

#BA01DF is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkviolet (#9400D3) — not an exact match. CSS darkviolet gives you #9400D3, a different color; use #BA01DF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BA01DF is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #26DF01; it also sits naturally between #4B01DF and #DF0195. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 0% · Blue 87%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BA01DF

.text { color: #BA01DF; }
.background { background-color: #BA01DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BA01DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 1, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 99%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BA01DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 1, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BA01DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 1, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BA01DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BA01DF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BA01DF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #26DF01:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BA01DF: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BA01DF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BA01DF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BA01DF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BA01DE  ·  #BA01E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BA01DF?

#BA01DF is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 186, 1, 223). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BA01DF?

#BA01DF is RGB 186, 1, 223 — HSL 290°, 99%, 44% — CMYK 17%, 100%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #BA01DF?

Its complement is #26DF01; analogous partners are #4B01DF and #DF0195. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BA01DF for text?

White text on #BA01DF has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.16:1.