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#BD0561 Color

#BD0561 is rgb(189, 5, 97) in RGB, hsl(330, 95%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 49%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Telemagenta (#CF3476), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD0561
HEX#BD0561
RGBrgb(189, 5, 97)
HSLhsl(330, 95%, 38%)
HSVhsv(330, 97%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 49%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(51.8% 0.207 1.1)
LABlab(41.46% 66.65 2.60)
LCHlch(41.46% 66.70 2.24)

What #BD0561 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 #BD0561, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Telemagenta#CF3476ΔE 8.19Dogwood Rose#D71868ΔE 9.47Jazzberry Jam#A50B5EΔE 10.18Fuchsia Purple#CC397BΔE 10.3Dark Fuchsia#A00955ΔE 10.6Magenta (Pantone)#D0417EΔE 12.01

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

#BD0561 Channel Values

How #BD0561 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 5 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 95% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 97% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 49% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.25:1 vs white · 3.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD0561 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 text6.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD0561 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD0561

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD0561; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BD0561
Complementary
#05BD61
Analogous
#BD05BD
Analogous
#BD0505
Triadic
#61BD05
Triadic
#0561BD
Split comp.
#05BD05
Split comp.
#05BDBD

Tints & Shades of #BD0561

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

#EA0678
#F91F8C
#FA4CA3
#FB74B8
#FDA1CF
#FEC8E3

Shades

#A40454
#8B0447
#72033B
#5E0230
#460224
#2D0117

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD0561.

How #BD0561 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#BD0561
Protanopia#545460
Protanomaly#8B4160
Deuteranopia#72725B
Deuteranomaly#965A5E
Tritanopia#BA2323
Tritanomaly#BB1A44
Achromatopsia#606060

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD0561 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd0561: #BD0561;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD0561;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd0561': '#BD0561' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.020, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_bd0561">#BD0561</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD0561"

More Pink Colors

#BD0561 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BD0561 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD0561?

#BD0561 is a dark pink — rgb(189, 5, 97) in RGB and hsl(330, 95%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Telemagenta (#CF3476), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.19.

What is the RGB value of #BD0561?

#BD0561 is rgb(189, 5, 97) — red 189, green 5, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD0561?

#BD0561 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 49%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD0561 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BD0561 scores 6.25:1 against white and 3.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD0561 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD0561 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 17.32, which is visibly different.

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