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#BD4790 Color

#BD4790 is rgb(189, 71, 144) in RGB, hsl(323, 47%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 62%, 24%, 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 2.13. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD4790
HEX#BD4790
RGBrgb(189, 71, 144)
HSLhsl(323, 47%, 51%)
HSVhsv(323, 62%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 62%, 24%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.171 345.6)
LABlab(48.92% 53.64 -15.29)
LCHlch(48.92% 55.78 344.09)

What #BD4790 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 #BD4790, 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.

#BD4790 Channel Values

How #BD4790 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 1448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 323° · S 47% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 323° · S 62% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 62% · Y 24% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.7:1 vs white · 4.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD4790 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 text4.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD4790 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD4790

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD4790; 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 #BD4790

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 #BD4790.

How #BD4790 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#BD4790
Protanopia#686890
Protanomaly#925D90
Deuteranopia#7F7F8D
Deuteranomaly#9B6D8E
Tritanopia#B85555
Tritanomaly#BA5071
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD4790 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd4790: #BD4790;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD4790;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd4790': '#BD4790' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.278, blue: 0.565)
Android XML<color name="color_bd4790">#BD4790</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD4790"

More Pink Colors

#BD4790 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD4790 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD4790?

#BD4790 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(189, 71, 144) in RGB and hsl(323, 47%, 51%) 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 2.13.

What is the RGB value of #BD4790?

#BD4790 is rgb(189, 71, 144) — red 189, green 71, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD4790?

#BD4790 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 62%, 24%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD4790 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BD4790 scores 4.7:1 against white and 4.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD4790 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD4790 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 16.4, which is visibly different.

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