Palettes / Colors / #BA2C73

#BA2C73 — Pink

#BA2C73 is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

#BA2C73 is a warm-leaning 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 #2CBA73; it also sits naturally between #BA2CBA and #BA2C2C. 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 17% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 38% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BA2C73

.text { color: #BA2C73; }
.background { background-color: #BA2C73; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BA2C73; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 44, 115); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(330, 62%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BA2C73; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 44, 115, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BA2C73; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 44, 115, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BA2C73">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BA2C73">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BA2C73

Tints of #BA2C73

Tones of #BA2C73

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2CBA73:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BA2C73: #FFFFFF.

How #BA2C73 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 #BA2C73 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BA2C73?

#BA2C73 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 186, 44, 115). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BA2C73?

#BA2C73 is RGB 186, 44, 115 — HSL 330°, 62%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 76%, 38%, 27%.

What colors go with #BA2C73?

Its complement is #2CBA73; analogous partners are #BA2CBA and #BA2C2C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BA2C73 for text?

White text on #BA2C73 has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.70:1.