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#BD14A7 Color

#BD14A7 is rgb(189, 20, 167) in RGB, hsl(308, 81%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 89%, 12%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantine (#BD33A4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.59. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD14A7
HEX#BD14A7
RGBrgb(189, 20, 167)
HSLhsl(308, 81%, 41%)
HSVhsv(308, 89%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 89%, 12%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(55.2% 0.236 335)
LABlab(44.47% 70.40 -35.86)
LCHlch(44.47% 79.01 333.01)

What #BD14A7 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 #BD14A7, 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.

#BD14A7 Channel Values

How #BD14A7 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 20 · B 1678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 308° · S 81% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 308° · S 89% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 89% · Y 12% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.49:1 vs white · 3.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD14A7 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 text5.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BD14A7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD14A7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BD14A7

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 #BD14A7.

How #BD14A7 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#BD14A7
Protanopia#5656A7
Protanomaly#8B44A7
Deuteranopia#7373A4
Deuteranomaly#975CA5
Tritanopia#B54242
Tritanomaly#B83578
Achromatopsia#696969

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD14A7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd14a7: #BD14A7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD14A7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd14a7': '#BD14A7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.078, blue: 0.655)
Android XML<color name="color_bd14a7">#BD14A7</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD14A7"

More Pink Colors

#BD14A7 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD14A7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD14A7?

#BD14A7 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(189, 20, 167) in RGB and hsl(308, 81%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantine (#BD33A4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.59.

What is the RGB value of #BD14A7?

#BD14A7 is rgb(189, 20, 167) — red 189, green 20, and blue 167 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD14A7?

#BD14A7 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 89%, 12%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD14A7 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BD14A7 scores 5.49:1 against white and 3.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD14A7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD14A7 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 16.37, which is visibly different.

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