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#BD2EB1 Color

#BD2EB1 is rgb(189, 46, 177) in RGB, hsl(305, 61%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 76%, 6%, 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 8.21. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD2EB1
HEX#BD2EB1
RGBrgb(189, 46, 177)
HSLhsl(305, 61%, 46%)
HSVhsv(305, 76%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76%, 6%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(57.2% 0.224 331.9)
LABlab(46.90% 65.90 -37.96)
LCHlch(46.90% 76.05 330.06)

What #BD2EB1 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 #BD2EB1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 8.21Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 10.97Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 12.79Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 15.74Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 15.82Mauveine#8D029BΔE 15.95

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

#BD2EB1 Channel Values

How #BD2EB1 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 46 · B 1778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 305° · S 61% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 305° · S 76% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 76% · Y 6% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.01:1 vs white · 4.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD2EB1 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 text5.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD2EB1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD2EB1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD2EB1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BD2EB1
Complementary
#2EBD3A
Analogous
#812EBD
Analogous
#BD2E69
Triadic
#B1BD2E
Triadic
#2EB1BD
Split comp.
#69BD2E
Split comp.
#2EBD81

Tints & Shades of #BD2EB1

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

#D03EC4
#D85FCE
#DF7CD7
#E79CE1
#EEB9EA
#F6DAF4

Shades

#A4289A
#8C2283
#731C6C
#5A1655
#42103E
#290A26

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD2EB1.

How #BD2EB1 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#BD2EB1
Protanopia#5D5DB1
Protanomaly#8E4EB1
Deuteranopia#7878AF
Deuteranomaly#9862B0
Tritanopia#B45050
Tritanomaly#B84482
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD2EB1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd2eb1: #BD2EB1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD2EB1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd2eb1': '#BD2EB1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.180, blue: 0.694)
Android XML<color name="color_bd2eb1">#BD2EB1</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD2EB1"

More Pink Colors

#BD2EB1 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BD2EB1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD2EB1?

#BD2EB1 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(189, 46, 177) in RGB and hsl(305, 61%, 46%) 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 8.21.

What is the RGB value of #BD2EB1?

#BD2EB1 is rgb(189, 46, 177) — red 189, green 46, and blue 177 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD2EB1?

#BD2EB1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 76%, 6%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD2EB1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BD2EB1 scores 5.01:1 against white and 4.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD2EB1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD2EB1 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 15.74, which is visibly different.

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