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#BD658A Color

#BD658A is rgb(189, 101, 138) in RGB, hsl(335, 40%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 47%, 27%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Orchid (#D470A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD658A
HEX#BD658A
RGBrgb(189, 101, 138)
HSLhsl(335, 40%, 57%)
HSVhsv(335, 47%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 47%, 27%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(61.9% 0.12 354.6)
LABlab(54.23% 39.21 -3.87)
LCHlch(54.23% 39.40 354.37)

What #BD658A 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 #BD658A, 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.

#BD658A Channel Values

How #BD658A 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 101 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 335° · S 40% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 335° · S 47% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 47% · Y 27% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.89:1 vs white · 5.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD658A 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 text3.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BD658A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD658A; 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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Tints & Shades of #BD658A

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD658A.

How #BD658A 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#BD658A
Protanopia#7A7A8A
Protanomaly#99728A
Deuteranopia#8A8A87
Deuteranomaly#A17D88
Tritanopia#BA6B6B
Tritanomaly#BB6878
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD658A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd658a: #BD658A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD658A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd658a': '#BD658A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.396, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_bd658a">#BD658A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD658A"

More Pink Colors

#BD658A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD658A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD658A?

#BD658A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(189, 101, 138) in RGB and hsl(335, 40%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Orchid (#D470A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.2.

What is the RGB value of #BD658A?

#BD658A is rgb(189, 101, 138) — red 189, green 101, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD658A?

#BD658A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 47%, 27%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD658A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD658A scores 3.89:1 against white and 5.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD658A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD658A 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 10.43, which is visibly different.

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