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#BD75AE Color

#BD75AE is rgb(189, 117, 174) in RGB, hsl(312, 35%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 38%, 8%, 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 5.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD75AE
HEX#BD75AE
RGBrgb(189, 117, 174)
HSLhsl(312, 35%, 60%)
HSVhsv(312, 38%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 8%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(65.8% 0.117 334.8)
LABlab(58.64% 35.27 -18.16)
LCHlch(58.64% 39.67 332.76)

What #BD75AE 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 #BD75AE, 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.

#BD75AE Channel Values

How #BD75AE 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 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 312° · S 35% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 312° · S 38% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 38% · Y 8% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.32:1 vs white · 6.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD75AE 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 text3.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BD75AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD75AE; 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 #BD75AE

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 #BD75AE.

How #BD75AE 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#BD75AE
Protanopia#8585AE
Protanomaly#9E7FAE
Deuteranopia#9292AC
Deuteranomaly#A587AD
Tritanopia#B87E7E
Tritanomaly#BA7B94
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD75AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd75ae: #BD75AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD75AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd75ae': '#BD75AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.459, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_bd75ae">#BD75AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD75AE"

More Pink Colors

#BD75AE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD75AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD75AE?

#BD75AE is a light pink — rgb(189, 117, 174) in RGB and hsl(312, 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 5.04.

What is the RGB value of #BD75AE?

#BD75AE is rgb(189, 117, 174) — red 189, green 117, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD75AE?

#BD75AE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 38%, 8%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD75AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD75AE scores 3.32:1 against white and 6.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD75AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD75AE 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 15.83, which is visibly different.

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