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#BD49CA Color

#BD49CA is rgb(189, 73, 202) in RGB, hsl(294, 55%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 64%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD49CA
HEX#BD49CA
RGBrgb(189, 73, 202)
HSLhsl(294, 55%, 54%)
HSVhsv(294, 64%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 64%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(61.1% 0.212 323.5)
LABlab(51.47% 59.64 -45.28)
LCHlch(51.47% 74.88 322.79)

What #BD49CA 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 #BD49CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 5.44Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 9.74Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 11.5Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 14.79Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 15.83Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 16.03

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

#BD49CA Channel Values

How #BD49CA 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 73 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 294° · S 55% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 294° · S 64% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 64% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.23:1 vs white · 4.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD49CA 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD49CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD49CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD49CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BD49CA
Complementary
#56CA49
Analogous
#7D49CA
Analogous
#CA4997
Triadic
#CABD49
Triadic
#49CABD
Split comp.
#97CA49
Split comp.
#49CA7D

Tints & Shades of #BD49CA

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

#C661D1
#D07DD9
#D894E0
#E1ACE7
#EAC4EE
#F4DFF6

Shades

#AD36BA
#932E9E
#792682
#5C1D63
#421547
#280D2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD49CA.

How #BD49CA 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#BD49CA
Protanopia#6969CA
Protanomaly#925ECA
Deuteranopia#7F7FC8
Deuteranomaly#9C6DC9
Tritanopia#B16666
Tritanomaly#B65C98
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD49CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd49ca: #BD49CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD49CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd49ca': '#BD49CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.286, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_bd49ca">#BD49CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD49CA"

More Pink Colors

#BD49CA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#BD49CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD49CA?

#BD49CA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(189, 73, 202) in RGB and hsl(294, 55%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.44.

What is the RGB value of #BD49CA?

#BD49CA is rgb(189, 73, 202) — red 189, green 73, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD49CA?

#BD49CA converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 64%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD49CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD49CA scores 4.23:1 against white and 4.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD49CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD49CA 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 5.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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