Palettes / Colors / #BA52BC

#BA52BC — Muted Pink

#BA52BC is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the pink family.

#BA52BC 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 74%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 56% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BA52BC

.text { color: #BA52BC; }
.background { background-color: #BA52BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BA52BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 82, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 44%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BA52BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 82, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BA52BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 82, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BA52BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BA52BC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BA52BC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #54BC52:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BA52BC: #000000.

How #BA52BC 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 #BA52BC 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 #BA52BC?

#BA52BC is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 186, 82, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BA52BC?

#BA52BC is RGB 186, 82, 188 — HSL 299°, 44%, 53% — CMYK 1%, 56%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #BA52BC?

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

Can I use #BA52BC for text?

Black text on #BA52BC has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.18:1.