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#BD5692 Color

#BD5692 is rgb(189, 86, 146) in RGB, hsl(325, 44%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 54%, 23%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Super Pink (#CF6BA9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD5692
HEX#BD5692
RGBrgb(189, 86, 146)
HSLhsl(325, 44%, 54%)
HSVhsv(325, 54%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 54%, 23%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(60% 0.149 346.5)
LABlab(51.54% 47.26 -12.55)
LCHlch(51.54% 48.90 345.13)

What #BD5692 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 #BD5692, 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.

#BD5692 Channel Values

How #BD5692 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 1468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 325° · S 44% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 325° · S 54% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 54% · Y 23% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.28:1 vs white · 4.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD5692 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 text4.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BD5692

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD5692; 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 #BD5692

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 #BD5692.

How #BD5692 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#BD5692
Protanopia#717192
Protanomaly#956792
Deuteranopia#84848F
Deuteranomaly#9E7490
Tritanopia#B96060
Tritanomaly#BB5C77
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD5692 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd5692: #BD5692;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD5692;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd5692': '#BD5692' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.337, blue: 0.573)
Android XML<color name="color_bd5692">#BD5692</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD5692"

More Pink Colors

#BD5692 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD5692 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD5692?

#BD5692 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(189, 86, 146) in RGB and hsl(325, 44%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Super Pink (#CF6BA9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.73.

What is the RGB value of #BD5692?

#BD5692 is rgb(189, 86, 146) — red 189, green 86, and blue 146 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD5692?

#BD5692 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 54%, 23%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD5692 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD5692 scores 4.28:1 against white and 4.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD5692 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD5692 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 16.76, which is visibly different.

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