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#BD759A Color

#BD759A is rgb(189, 117, 154) in RGB, hsl(329, 35%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 38%, 19%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Opera Mauve (#B784A7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD759A
HEX#BD759A
RGBrgb(189, 117, 154)
HSLhsl(329, 35%, 60%)
HSVhsv(329, 38%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 19%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(65% 0.102 348.2)
LABlab(58.07% 32.81 -7.53)
LCHlch(58.07% 33.66 347.07)

What #BD759A 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 #BD759A, 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.

#BD759A Channel Values

How #BD759A 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 117 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 329° · S 35% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 329° · S 38% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 38% · Y 19% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.4:1 vs white · 6.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD759A 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 text3.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BD759A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD759A; 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 #BD759A

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD759A.

How #BD759A 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#BD759A
Protanopia#85859A
Protanomaly#9E7F9A
Deuteranopia#929298
Deuteranomaly#A58799
Tritanopia#BA7A7A
Tritanomaly#BB7888
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD759A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd759a: #BD759A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD759A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd759a': '#BD759A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.459, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_bd759a">#BD759A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD759A"

More Pink Colors

#BD759A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD759A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD759A?

#BD759A is a light pink — rgb(189, 117, 154) in RGB and hsl(329, 35%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Opera Mauve (#B784A7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.49.

What is the RGB value of #BD759A?

#BD759A is rgb(189, 117, 154) — red 189, green 117, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD759A?

#BD759A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 38%, 19%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD759A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD759A scores 3.4:1 against white and 6.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD759A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD759A 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 15.59, which is visibly different.

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