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#BD00AD Color

#BD00AD is rgb(189, 0, 173) in RGB, hsl(305, 100%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 8%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.9. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD00AD
HEX#BD00AD
RGBrgb(189, 0, 173)
HSLhsl(305, 100%, 37%)
HSVhsv(305, 100%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 8%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(55.1% 0.247 333.1)
LABlab(44.02% 73.03 -40.12)
LCHlch(44.02% 83.33 331.22)

What #BD00AD 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 #BD00AD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 9.9Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 14.35Mauveine#8D029BΔE 16.43Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 17.8Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 19.67Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 20.04

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

#BD00AD Channel Values

How #BD00AD 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 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 305° · S 100% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 305° · S 100% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 8% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.57:1 vs white · 3.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD00AD 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 text5.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD00AD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD00AD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD00AD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BD00AD
Complementary
#00BD10
Analogous
#6E00BD
Analogous
#BD004F
Triadic
#ADBD00
Triadic
#00ADBD
Split comp.
#4FBD00
Split comp.
#00BD6E

Tints & Shades of #BD00AD

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

#EB00D7
#FF14EB
#FF42EF
#FF70F3
#FF9EF7
#FFC7FA

Shades

#A30096
#8F0083
#75006C
#5C0054
#42003D
#2E002A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD00AD.

How #BD00AD 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#BD00AD
Protanopia#5353AD
Protanomaly#8A41AD
Deuteranopia#7272AA
Deuteranomaly#9659AB
Tritanopia#B44141
Tritanomaly#B8327B
Achromatopsia#686868

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD00AD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd00ad: #BD00AD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD00AD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd00ad': '#BD00AD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.000, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_bd00ad">#BD00AD</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD00AD"

More Pink Colors

#BD00AD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BD00AD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD00AD?

#BD00AD is a dark pink — rgb(189, 0, 173) in RGB and hsl(305, 100%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.9.

What is the RGB value of #BD00AD?

#BD00AD is rgb(189, 0, 173) — red 189, green 0, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD00AD?

#BD00AD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 8%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD00AD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BD00AD scores 5.57:1 against white and 3.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD00AD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD00AD 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 darkmagenta (#8B008B) at a CIE76 distance of 17.8, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.