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#BD008A Color

#BD008A is rgb(189, 0, 138) in RGB, hsl(316, 100%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 27%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.15. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD008A
HEX#BD008A
RGBrgb(189, 0, 138)
HSLhsl(316, 100%, 37%)
HSVhsv(316, 100%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 27%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(53.2% 0.227 344.8)
LABlab(42.56% 69.90 -21.32)
LCHlch(42.56% 73.08 343.04)

What #BD008A 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 #BD008A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 7.15Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 7.72Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 12.12Fandango#B53389ΔE 12.36Flirt#A2006DΔE 12.89Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 13.09

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

#BD008A Channel Values

How #BD008A 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 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 316° · S 100% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 316° · S 100% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 27% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.95:1 vs white · 3.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD008A 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 text5.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD008A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD008A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD008A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BD008A
Complementary
#00BD32
Analogous
#9100BD
Analogous
#BD002C
Triadic
#8ABD00
Triadic
#008ABD
Split comp.
#2CBD00
Split comp.
#00BD91

Tints & Shades of #BD008A

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

#EB00AC
#FF14C0
#FF42CD
#FF70D9
#FF9EE5
#FFC7F0

Shades

#A30078
#8F0069
#750056
#5C0043
#420031
#2E0022

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD008A.

How #BD008A 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#BD008A
Protanopia#535389
Protanomaly#8A418A
Deuteranopia#727286
Deuteranomaly#965988
Tritanopia#B83232
Tritanomaly#BA2662
Achromatopsia#646464

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD008A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd008a: #BD008A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD008A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd008a': '#BD008A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.000, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_bd008a">#BD008A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD008A"

More Pink Colors

#BD008A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BD008A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD008A?

#BD008A is a dark pink — rgb(189, 0, 138) in RGB and hsl(316, 100%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.15.

What is the RGB value of #BD008A?

#BD008A is rgb(189, 0, 138) — red 189, green 0, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD008A?

#BD008A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 27%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD008A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BD008A scores 5.95:1 against white and 3.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD008A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD008A 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 7.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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