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#BD4782 Color

#BD4782 is rgb(189, 71, 130) in RGB, hsl(330, 47%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 62%, 31%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mystic Maroon (#AD4379), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.58. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD4782
HEX#BD4782
RGBrgb(189, 71, 130)
HSLhsl(330, 47%, 51%)
HSVhsv(330, 62%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 62%, 31%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(57.5% 0.163 352.4)
LABlab(48.50% 52.32 -7.52)
LCHlch(48.50% 52.86 351.82)

What #BD4782 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 #BD4782, 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.

#BD4782 Channel Values

How #BD4782 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 71 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 47% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 62% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 62% · Y 31% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.79:1 vs white · 4.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD4782 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 text4.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD4782 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD4782

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD4782; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BD4782

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 #BD4782.

How #BD4782 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#BD4782
Protanopia#686881
Protanomaly#925D82
Deuteranopia#7F7F7F
Deuteranomaly#9B6D80
Tritanopia#BA5151
Tritanomaly#BB4D68
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD4782 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd4782: #BD4782;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD4782;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd4782': '#BD4782' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.278, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_bd4782">#BD4782</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD4782"

More Pink Colors

#BD4782 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD4782 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD4782?

#BD4782 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(189, 71, 130) in RGB and hsl(330, 47%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mystic Maroon (#AD4379), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.58.

What is the RGB value of #BD4782?

#BD4782 is rgb(189, 71, 130) — red 189, green 71, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD4782?

#BD4782 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 62%, 31%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD4782 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BD4782 scores 4.79:1 against white and 4.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD4782 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD4782 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 16.68, which is visibly different.

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