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#BD0087 Color

#BD0087 is rgb(189, 0, 135) in RGB, hsl(317, 100%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 29%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Artist's Purple (#C71585), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.22. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD0087
HEX#BD0087
RGBrgb(189, 0, 135)
HSLhsl(317, 100%, 37%)
HSVhsv(317, 100%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 29%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(53.1% 0.225 345.9)
LABlab(42.45% 69.66 -19.65)
LCHlch(42.45% 72.38 344.25)

What #BD0087 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BD0087, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 6.22Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 6.47Flirt#A2006DΔE 11.79Fandango#B53389ΔE 11.8Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 12.05Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 13.32

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#BD0087 Channel Values

How #BD0087 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 189 · G 0 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 317° · S 100% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 317° · S 100% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 29% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.98:1 vs white · 3.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD0087 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD0087 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD0087

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD0087; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BD0087
Complementary
#00BD35
Analogous
#9400BD
Analogous
#BD0029
Triadic
#87BD00
Triadic
#0087BD
Split comp.
#29BD00
Split comp.
#00BD94

Tints & Shades of #BD0087

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#EB00A8
#FF14BD
#FF42CA
#FF70D7
#FF9EE4
#FFC7EF

Shades

#A30075
#8F0066
#750054
#5C0042
#420030
#2E0021

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD0087.

How #BD0087 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BD0087
Protanopia#535386
Protanomaly#8A4187
Deuteranopia#727283
Deuteranomaly#965985
Tritanopia#B83131
Tritanomaly#BA255F
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD0087 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bd0087: #BD0087;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD0087;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd0087': '#BD0087' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.000, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_bd0087">#BD0087</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD0087"

More Pink Colors

#BD0087 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BD0087 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD0087?

#BD0087 is a dark pink — rgb(189, 0, 135) in RGB and hsl(317, 100%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Artist's Purple (#C71585), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.22.

What is the RGB value of #BD0087?

#BD0087 is rgb(189, 0, 135) — red 189, green 0, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD0087?

#BD0087 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 29%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD0087 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BD0087 scores 5.98:1 against white and 3.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD0087 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD0087 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 6.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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