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#BA00A9 Purple Pirate

#BA00A9 is a medium, vivid pink named Purple Pirate. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 0.0% green and 66.3% blue (rgb(186, 0, 169)). Its HSL value is 305° hue, 100% saturation and 36% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black. #BA00A9 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.74:1.

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Variations of #BA00A9

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BA00A9 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BA00A9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BA00A9 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 55% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #556EA5
  • Protanopia 46% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0057AD
  • Protanomaly 65% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #644EAB
  • Deuteranopia 55% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #556EA5
  • Deuteranomaly 70% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7E5BA7
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C32762
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BF168E
  • Achromatopsia 51% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #666666
  • Achromatomaly 65% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #82597B

#BA00A9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.74:1 Good#BA00A9 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.66:1 Poor#BA00A9 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#BA00A9 in CSS

/* Purple Pirate */
.color { color: #BA00A9; }
.background { background-color: #BA00A9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BA00A9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(186 0 169);
color: hsl(305 100% 36%);
color: oklch(0.543 0.243 333.5);

#BA00A9 FAQ

What color is #BA00A9?

#BA00A9 is a medium, vivid pink. Its closest named color is Purple Pirate. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BA00A9?

#BA00A9 is rgb(186, 0, 169) in RGB, hsl(305, 100%, 36%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 100%, 9%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BA00A9?

The complementary color of #BA00A9 is #00BA11, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BA00A9?

White text has the best contrast on #BA00A9: 5.74:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BA00A9 a warm or cool color?

#BA00A9 is a warm color.