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#BD75AB Color

#BD75AB is rgb(189, 117, 171) in RGB, hsl(315, 35%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 38%, 10%, 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 5.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD75AB
HEX#BD75AB
RGBrgb(189, 117, 171)
HSLhsl(315, 35%, 60%)
HSVhsv(315, 38%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 10%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(65.7% 0.114 336.6)
LABlab(58.55% 34.88 -16.58)
LCHlch(58.55% 38.62 334.58)

What #BD75AB 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 #BD75AB, 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.

#BD75AB Channel Values

How #BD75AB 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 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 315° · S 35% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 315° · S 38% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 38% · Y 10% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.34:1 vs white · 6.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD75AB 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 text3.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD75AB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD75AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD75AB; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BD75AB

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 #BD75AB.

How #BD75AB 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#BD75AB
Protanopia#8585AB
Protanomaly#9E7FAB
Deuteranopia#9292A9
Deuteranomaly#A587AA
Tritanopia#B87D7D
Tritanomaly#BA7A92
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD75AB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd75ab: #BD75AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD75AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd75ab': '#BD75AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.459, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_bd75ab">#BD75AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD75AB"

More Pink Colors

#BD75AB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD75AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD75AB?

#BD75AB is a light pink — rgb(189, 117, 171) in RGB and hsl(315, 35%, 60%) 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 5.18.

What is the RGB value of #BD75AB?

#BD75AB is rgb(189, 117, 171) — red 189, green 117, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD75AB?

#BD75AB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 38%, 10%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD75AB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD75AB scores 3.34:1 against white and 6.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD75AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD75AB 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 16.24, which is visibly different.

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