Palettes / Colors / #BA5AAA

#BA5AAA — Muted Pink

#BA5AAA is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

#BA5AAA is a warm-leaning 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 #5ABA6A; it also sits naturally between #9A5ABA and #BA5A7A. 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 35% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 9% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BA5AAA

.text { color: #BA5AAA; }
.background { background-color: #BA5AAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BA5AAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 90, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(310, 41%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BA5AAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 90, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BA5AAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 90, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BA5AAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BA5AAA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5ABA6A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BA5AAA: #000000.

How #BA5AAA 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 #BA5AAA 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

← #BA5AA9  ·  #BA5AAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BA5AAA?

#BA5AAA is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 186, 90, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BA5AAA?

#BA5AAA is RGB 186, 90, 170 — HSL 310°, 41%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 52%, 9%, 27%.

What colors go with #BA5AAA?

Its complement is #5ABA6A; analogous partners are #9A5ABA and #BA5A7A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BA5AAA for text?

Black text on #BA5AAA has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.09:1.