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#BD288E Color

#BD288E is rgb(189, 40, 142) in RGB, hsl(319, 65%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 79%, 25%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD288E
HEX#BD288E
RGBrgb(189, 40, 142)
HSLhsl(319, 65%, 45%)
HSVhsv(319, 79%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 79%, 25%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(55% 0.207 344.3)
LABlab(44.92% 64.03 -20.15)
LCHlch(44.92% 67.13 342.53)

What #BD288E 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 #BD288E, 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.

#BD288E Channel Values

How #BD288E 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 40 · B 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 319° · S 65% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 319° · S 79% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 79% · Y 25% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.44:1 vs white · 3.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD288E 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 text5.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BD288E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD288E; 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 #BD288E

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD288E.

How #BD288E 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#BD288E
Protanopia#5B5B8D
Protanomaly#8D4B8E
Deuteranopia#76768B
Deuteranomaly#98608C
Tritanopia#B84141
Tritanomaly#BA3868
Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD288E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd288e: #BD288E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD288E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd288e': '#BD288E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.157, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_bd288e">#BD288E</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD288E"

More Pink Colors

#BD288E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD288E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD288E?

#BD288E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(189, 40, 142) in RGB and hsl(319, 65%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.57.

What is the RGB value of #BD288E?

#BD288E is rgb(189, 40, 142) — red 189, green 40, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD288E?

#BD288E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 79%, 25%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD288E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BD288E scores 5.44:1 against white and 3.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD288E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD288E 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 8.23, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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