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#BD569E Color

#BD569E is rgb(189, 86, 158) in RGB, hsl(318, 44%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 54%, 16%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mulberry (Crayola) (#C8509B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD569E
HEX#BD569E
RGBrgb(189, 86, 158)
HSLhsl(318, 44%, 54%)
HSVhsv(318, 54%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 54%, 16%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.157 340.5)
LABlab(51.91% 48.57 -19.06)
LCHlch(51.91% 52.17 338.57)

What #BD569E 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 #BD569E, 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.

#BD569E Channel Values

How #BD569E 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 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 44% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 54% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 54% · Y 16% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.21:1 vs white · 4.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD569E 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 text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD569E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD569E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD569E; 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 #BD569E

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 #BD569E.

How #BD569E 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#BD569E
Protanopia#71719E
Protanomaly#95679E
Deuteranopia#84849C
Deuteranomaly#9E749D
Tritanopia#B86363
Tritanomaly#BA5E7F
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD569E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd569e: #BD569E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD569E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd569e': '#BD569E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.337, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_bd569e">#BD569E</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD569E"

More Pink Colors

#BD569E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD569E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD569E?

#BD569E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(189, 86, 158) in RGB and hsl(318, 44%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mulberry (Crayola) (#C8509B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.49.

What is the RGB value of #BD569E?

#BD569E is rgb(189, 86, 158) — red 189, green 86, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD569E?

#BD569E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 54%, 16%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD569E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD569E scores 4.21:1 against white and 4.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD569E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD569E 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 18.95, which is visibly different.

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