Palettes / Colors / #BA52BB

#BA52BB — Muted Pink

#BA52BB is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #BA52BB 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.

#BA52BB is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #54BC52; it also sits naturally between #8552BC and #BC5289. 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 32% · Blue 73%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 56% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BA52BB

.text { color: #BA52BB; }
.background { background-color: #BA52BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BA52BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 82, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 44%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BA52BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 82, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BA52BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 82, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BA52BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BA52BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #54BC52:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BA52BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BA52BB

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 #BA52BB 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 #BA52BB 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 #BA52BB?

#BA52BB is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 186, 82, 187). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BA52BB?

#BA52BB is RGB 186, 82, 187 — HSL 299°, 44%, 53% — CMYK 1%, 56%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #BA52BB?

Its complement is #54BC52; analogous partners are #8552BC and #BC5289. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BA52BB for text?

Black text on #BA52BB has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.19:1.