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#BD568D Color

#BD568D is rgb(189, 86, 141) in RGB, hsl(328, 44%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 54%, 25%, 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 6.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD568D
HEX#BD568D
RGBrgb(189, 86, 141)
HSLhsl(328, 44%, 54%)
HSVhsv(328, 54%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 54%, 25%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.146 349.2)
LABlab(51.39% 46.75 -9.81)
LCHlch(51.39% 47.77 348.15)

What #BD568D 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 #BD568D, 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.

#BD568D Channel Values

How #BD568D 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 86 · B 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 328° · S 44% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 328° · S 54% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 54% · Y 25% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.3:1 vs white · 4.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD568D 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 text4.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD568D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD568D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD568D; 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 #BD568D

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 #BD568D.

How #BD568D 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#BD568D
Protanopia#71718D
Protanomaly#95678D
Deuteranopia#84848A
Deuteranomaly#9E748B
Tritanopia#B95F5F
Tritanomaly#BB5C74
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD568D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd568d: #BD568D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD568D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd568d': '#BD568D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.337, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_bd568d">#BD568D</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD568D"

More Pink Colors

#BD568D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD568D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD568D?

#BD568D is a mid-tone pink — rgb(189, 86, 141) in RGB and hsl(328, 44%, 54%) 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 6.93.

What is the RGB value of #BD568D?

#BD568D is rgb(189, 86, 141) — red 189, green 86, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD568D?

#BD568D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 54%, 25%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD568D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD568D scores 4.3:1 against white and 4.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD568D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD568D 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 14.63, which is visibly different.

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