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#BD6BAF Color

#BD6BAF is rgb(189, 107, 175) in RGB, hsl(310, 38%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 7%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearly Purple (#B768A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD6BAF
HEX#BD6BAF
RGBrgb(189, 107, 175)
HSLhsl(310, 38%, 58%)
HSVhsv(310, 43%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 7%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(64.2% 0.135 333.6)
LABlab(56.55% 40.49 -21.90)
LCHlch(56.55% 46.03 331.59)

What #BD6BAF 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 #BD6BAF, 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.

#BD6BAF Channel Values

How #BD6BAF 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 107 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 310° · S 38% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 310° · S 43% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 7% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.57:1 vs white · 5.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD6BAF 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 text3.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BD6BAF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD6BAF; 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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Tints & Shades of #BD6BAF

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 #BD6BAF.

How #BD6BAF 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#BD6BAF
Protanopia#7E7EAF
Protanomaly#9B77AF
Deuteranopia#8D8DAD
Deuteranomaly#A281AE
Tritanopia#B77676
Tritanomaly#B97290
Achromatopsia#888888

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD6BAF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd6baf: #BD6BAF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD6BAF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd6baf': '#BD6BAF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.420, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_bd6baf">#BD6BAF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD6BAF"

More Pink Colors

#BD6BAF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD6BAF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD6BAF?

#BD6BAF is a mid-tone pink — rgb(189, 107, 175) in RGB and hsl(310, 38%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearly Purple (#B768A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.45.

What is the RGB value of #BD6BAF?

#BD6BAF is rgb(189, 107, 175) — red 189, green 107, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD6BAF?

#BD6BAF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 7%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD6BAF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD6BAF scores 3.57:1 against white and 5.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD6BAF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD6BAF 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 18.18, which is visibly different.

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