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#BD49DA Color

#BD49DA is rgb(189, 73, 218) in RGB, hsl(288, 66%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 67%, 0%, 15%) 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 8.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD49DA
HEX#BD49DA
RGBrgb(189, 73, 218)
HSLhsl(288, 66%, 57%)
HSVhsv(288, 67%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 67%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(62% 0.226 318.9)
LABlab(52.23% 61.85 -53.20)
LCHlch(52.23% 81.58 319.30)

What #BD49DA 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 #BD49DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 8.99Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 11.36Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 12.14Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 13.86Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 17.18Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 17.68

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

#BD49DA Channel Values

How #BD49DA 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 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 66% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 67% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 67% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.09:1 vs white · 5.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD49DA 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 text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD49DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD49DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD49DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BD49DA
Complementary
#66DA49
Analogous
#7449DA
Analogous
#DA49AE
Triadic
#DABD49
Triadic
#49DABD
Split comp.
#AEDA49
Split comp.
#49DA74

Tints & Shades of #BD49DA

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

#C662DF
#CF7CE4
#D895E9
#E0AAEE
#E9C4F3
#F3DDF8

Shades

#AE2ACF
#9624B2
#791D90
#601772
#441050
#2B0A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD49DA.

How #BD49DA 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#BD49DA
Protanopia#6969DA
Protanomaly#925EDA
Deuteranopia#7F7FD8
Deuteranomaly#9C6DD9
Tritanopia#AF6B6B
Tritanomaly#B55FA3
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD49DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd49da: #BD49DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD49DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd49da': '#BD49DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.286, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_bd49da">#BD49DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD49DA"

More Purple Colors

#BD49DA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BD49DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD49DA?

#BD49DA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(189, 73, 218) in RGB and hsl(288, 66%, 57%) 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 8.99.

What is the RGB value of #BD49DA?

#BD49DA is rgb(189, 73, 218) — red 189, green 73, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD49DA?

#BD49DA converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 67%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD49DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD49DA scores 4.09:1 against white and 5.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD49DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD49DA 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 8.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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