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#BD429C Color

#BD429C is rgb(189, 66, 156) in RGB, hsl(316, 48%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 65%, 17%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fandango (#B53389), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.61. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD429C
HEX#BD429C
RGBrgb(189, 66, 156)
HSLhsl(316, 48%, 50%)
HSVhsv(316, 65%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 65%, 17%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.186 340)
LABlab(48.57% 56.87 -22.97)
LCHlch(48.57% 61.33 338.00)

What #BD429C 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 #BD429C, 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.

#BD429C Channel Values

How #BD429C 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 66 · B 1568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 316° · S 48% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 316° · S 65% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 65% · Y 17% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.75:1 vs white · 4.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD429C 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 text4.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD429C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD429C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD429C; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BD429C

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 #BD429C.

How #BD429C 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#BD429C
Protanopia#66669C
Protanomaly#91599C
Deuteranopia#7D7D99
Deuteranomaly#9B6A9A
Tritanopia#B75454
Tritanomaly#B94E78
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD429C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd429c: #BD429C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD429C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd429c': '#BD429C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.259, blue: 0.612)
Android XML<color name="color_bd429c">#BD429C</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD429C"

More Pink Colors

#BD429C sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD429C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD429C?

#BD429C is a mid-tone pink — rgb(189, 66, 156) in RGB and hsl(316, 48%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fandango (#B53389), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.61.

What is the RGB value of #BD429C?

#BD429C is rgb(189, 66, 156) — red 189, green 66, and blue 156 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD429C?

#BD429C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 65%, 17%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD429C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BD429C scores 4.75:1 against white and 4.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD429C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD429C 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 15.88, which is visibly different.

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