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#BD0573 Color

#BD0573 is rgb(189, 5, 115) in RGB, hsl(324, 95%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 39%, 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 7.1. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD0573
HEX#BD0573
RGBrgb(189, 5, 115)
HSLhsl(324, 95%, 38%)
HSVhsv(324, 97%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 39%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(52.4% 0.214 353.7)
LABlab(41.95% 67.75 -8.01)
LCHlch(41.95% 68.22 353.26)

What #BD0573 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 #BD0573, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 7.1Vivid Cerise#DA1D81ΔE 9.23Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 9.38Flirt#A2006DΔE 10.43Jazzberry Jam#A50B5EΔE 10.51Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 10.77

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

#BD0573 Channel Values

How #BD0573 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 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 95% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 97% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 39% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.12:1 vs white · 3.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD0573 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 text6.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD0573 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD0573

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD0573; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BD0573
Complementary
#05BD4E
Analogous
#AB05BD
Analogous
#BD0517
Triadic
#73BD05
Triadic
#0573BD
Split comp.
#17BD05
Split comp.
#05BDAB

Tints & Shades of #BD0573

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

#EA068F
#F91FA2
#FA4CB5
#FB74C5
#FDA1D8
#FEC8E8

Shades

#A40464
#8B0455
#720346
#5E023A
#46022A
#2D011B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD0573.

How #BD0573 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#BD0573
Protanopia#545472
Protanomaly#8B4173
Deuteranopia#72726E
Deuteranomaly#965A70
Tritanopia#B92A2A
Tritanomaly#BB2051
Achromatopsia#626262

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD0573 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd0573: #BD0573;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD0573;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd0573': '#BD0573' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.020, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_bd0573">#BD0573</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD0573"

More Pink Colors

#BD0573 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BD0573 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD0573?

#BD0573 is a dark pink — rgb(189, 5, 115) in RGB and hsl(324, 95%, 38%) 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 7.1.

What is the RGB value of #BD0573?

#BD0573 is rgb(189, 5, 115) — red 189, green 5, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD0573?

#BD0573 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 39%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD0573 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BD0573 scores 6.12:1 against white and 3.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD0573 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD0573 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 7.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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