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#BD70AF Color

#BD70AF is rgb(189, 112, 175) in RGB, hsl(311, 37%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 7%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearly Purple (#B768A2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD70AF
HEX#BD70AF
RGBrgb(189, 112, 175)
HSLhsl(311, 37%, 59%)
HSVhsv(311, 41%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 7%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(65% 0.126 333.9)
LABlab(57.59% 37.96 -20.31)
LCHlch(57.59% 43.05 331.85)

What #BD70AF 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 #BD70AF, 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.

#BD70AF Channel Values

How #BD70AF 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 112 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 311° · S 37% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 311° · S 41% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 7% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.44:1 vs white · 6.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD70AF 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 text3.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD70AF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD70AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD70AF; 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 #BD70AF

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 #BD70AF.

How #BD70AF 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#BD70AF
Protanopia#8181AF
Protanomaly#9D7BAF
Deuteranopia#8F8FAD
Deuteranomaly#A484AE
Tritanopia#B77A7A
Tritanomaly#BA7692
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD70AF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd70af: #BD70AF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD70AF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd70af': '#BD70AF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.439, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_bd70af">#BD70AF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD70AF"

More Pink Colors

#BD70AF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD70AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD70AF?

#BD70AF is a mid-tone pink — rgb(189, 112, 175) in RGB and hsl(311, 37%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearly Purple (#B768A2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.21.

What is the RGB value of #BD70AF?

#BD70AF is rgb(189, 112, 175) — red 189, green 112, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD70AF?

#BD70AF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 7%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD70AF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD70AF scores 3.44:1 against white and 6.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD70AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD70AF 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 17.42, which is visibly different.

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