#BD3D8A Color

#BD3D8A is rgb(189, 61, 138) in RGB, hsl(324, 51%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 68%, 27%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Red-violet (Crayola) (#C0448F), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.18. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD3D8A

HEX#BD3D8A

RGBrgb(189, 61, 138)

HSLhsl(324, 51%, 49%)

HSVhsv(324, 68%, 74%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 27%, 26%)

OKLCHoklch(56.7% 0.181 347.4)

LABlab(47.25% 56.99 -14.21)

LCHlch(47.25% 58.74 346.00)

What #BD3D8A 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 #BD3D8A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Red-violet (Crayola)#C0448FΔE 2.18 Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 3.08 Fandango#B53389ΔE 4.8 Mulberry (Crayola)#C8509BΔE 6.2 Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 8.69 Berry Parfait#A43482ΔE 8.84

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

#BD3D8A Channel Values

How #BD3D8A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 189 · G 61 · B 138	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 324° · S 51% · L 49%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 324° · S 68% · V 74%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 68% · Y 27% · K 26%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5:1 vs white · 4.2:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD3D8A 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 text5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD3D8A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD3D8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD3D8A; 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 #BD3D8A

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 #BD3D8A.

How #BD3D8A 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#BD3D8A

Protanopia#636389

Protanomaly#90568A

Deuteranopia#7B7B87

Deuteranomaly#9A6888

Tritanopia#B94C4C

Tritanomaly#BA476A

Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

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Using #BD3D8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd3d8a: #BD3D8A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD3D8A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd3d8a': '#BD3D8A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.239, blue: 0.541)

Android XML<color name="color_bd3d8a">#BD3D8A</color>

SVG fillfill="#BD3D8A"

More Pink Colors

#BD3D8A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#BD3D8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD3D8A?

#BD3D8A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(189, 61, 138) in RGB and hsl(324, 51%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Red-violet (Crayola) (#C0448F), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.18.

What is the RGB value of #BD3D8A?

#BD3D8A is rgb(189, 61, 138) — red 189, green 61, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD3D8A?

#BD3D8A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 68%, 27%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD3D8A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BD3D8A scores 5:1 against white and 4.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD3D8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD3D8A 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 12.74, which is visibly different.

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