#BD00BD Color

#BD00BD is rgb(189, 0, 189) in RGB, hsl(300, 100%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 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 7.56. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD00BD

HEX#BD00BD

RGBrgb(189, 0, 189)

HSLhsl(300, 100%, 37%)

HSVhsv(300, 100%, 74%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 26%)

OKLCHoklch(56% 0.257 328.4)

LABlab(44.81% 74.68 -48.30)

LCHlch(44.81% 88.94 327.11)

What #BD00BD 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 #BD00BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 7.56 Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 14.77 Mauveine#8D029BΔE 17.21 Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 18.88 Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 19.31 Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 19.6

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

#BD00BD Channel Values

How #BD00BD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 189 · G 0 · B 189	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 300° · S 100% · L 37%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 300° · S 100% · V 74%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 26%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.39:1 vs white · 3.9:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD00BD 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 text5.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD00BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD00BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD00BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BD00BD

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD00BD.

How #BD00BD 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#BD00BD

Protanopia#5353BD

Protanomaly#8A41BD

Deuteranopia#7272BB

Deuteranomaly#9659BC

Tritanopia#B24848

Tritanomaly#B63787

Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD00BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd00bd: #BD00BD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD00BD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd00bd': '#BD00BD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.000, blue: 0.741)

Android XML<color name="color_bd00bd">#BD00BD</color>

SVG fillfill="#BD00BD"

More Pink Colors

#BD00BD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

bd33a4 bb3385 c0448f b784a7 c11ac1 b768a2 c154c1 b53389 c256c2 b48395 c30b4e b39eb5 cc397b db7093 e6a8d7 f000f0 f8b9d4 fe6e9f ff57ff ffb8db 341334 610061 7f2e7f 990099

#BD00BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD00BD?

#BD00BD is a dark pink — rgb(189, 0, 189) in RGB and hsl(300, 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 7.56.

What is the RGB value of #BD00BD?

#BD00BD is rgb(189, 0, 189) — red 189, green 0, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD00BD?

#BD00BD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD00BD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BD00BD scores 5.39:1 against white and 3.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD00BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD00BD 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 19.31, which is visibly different.

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