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#BD32A6 Color

#BD32A6 is rgb(189, 50, 166) in RGB, hsl(310, 58%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 74%, 12%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantine (#BD33A4), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.34. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD32A6
HEX#BD32A6
RGBrgb(189, 50, 166)
HSLhsl(310, 58%, 47%)
HSVhsv(310, 74%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 74%, 12%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(56.9% 0.212 335.6)
LABlab(46.87% 63.52 -31.52)
LCHlch(46.87% 70.91 333.61)

What #BD32A6 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 #BD32A6, 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.

#BD32A6 Channel Values

How #BD32A6 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 50 · B 1668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 310° · S 58% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 310° · S 74% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 74% · Y 12% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.04:1 vs white · 4.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD32A6 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 text5.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BD32A6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD32A6; 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 #BD32A6

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 #BD32A6.

How #BD32A6 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#BD32A6
Protanopia#5F5FA6
Protanomaly#8E50A6
Deuteranopia#7979A3
Deuteranomaly#9964A4
Tritanopia#B54E4E
Tritanomaly#B8447B
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

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Using #BD32A6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd32a6: #BD32A6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD32A6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd32a6': '#BD32A6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.196, blue: 0.651)
Android XML<color name="color_bd32a6">#BD32A6</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD32A6"

More Pink Colors

#BD32A6 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD32A6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD32A6?

#BD32A6 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(189, 50, 166) in RGB and hsl(310, 58%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantine (#BD33A4), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.34.

What is the RGB value of #BD32A6?

#BD32A6 is rgb(189, 50, 166) — red 189, green 50, and blue 166 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD32A6?

#BD32A6 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 74%, 12%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD32A6 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BD32A6 scores 5.04:1 against white and 4.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD32A6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD32A6 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 16.47, which is visibly different.

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