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#BD07CA Color

#BD07CA is rgb(189, 7, 202) in RGB, hsl(296, 93%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 97%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), visibly different at ΔE 10.56. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD07CA
HEX#BD07CA
RGBrgb(189, 7, 202)
HSLhsl(296, 93%, 41%)
HSVhsv(296, 97%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 97%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(57% 0.264 324.8)
LABlab(45.71% 75.51 -54.43)
LCHlch(45.71% 93.08 324.21)

What #BD07CA 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 #BD07CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#BD07CA Channel Values

How #BD07CA 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 7 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 296° · S 93% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 296° · S 97% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 97% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.19:1 vs white · 4.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD07CA 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 text5.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD07CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD07CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD07CA; 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 #BD07CA

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 #BD07CA.

How #BD07CA 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#BD07CA
Protanopia#5454CA
Protanomaly#8B42CA
Deuteranopia#7272C8
Deuteranomaly#965AC9
Tritanopia#B04E4E
Tritanomaly#B53D91
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD07CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd07ca: #BD07CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD07CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd07ca': '#BD07CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.027, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_bd07ca">#BD07CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD07CA"

More Pink Colors

#BD07CA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD07CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD07CA?

#BD07CA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(189, 7, 202) in RGB and hsl(296, 93%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.56.

What is the RGB value of #BD07CA?

#BD07CA is rgb(189, 7, 202) — red 189, green 7, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD07CA?

#BD07CA converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 97%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD07CA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BD07CA scores 5.19:1 against white and 4.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD07CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD07CA 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 17, which is visibly different.

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