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#BD80C2 Color

#BD80C2 is rgb(189, 128, 194) in RGB, hsl(295, 35%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 34%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is African Violet (#B284BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD80C2
HEX#BD80C2
RGBrgb(189, 128, 194)
HSLhsl(295, 35%, 63%)
HSVhsv(295, 34%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 34%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(68.4% 0.116 324.1)
LABlab(61.71% 32.32 -24.85)
LCHlch(61.71% 40.77 322.45)

What #BD80C2 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 #BD80C2, 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.

#BD80C2 Channel Values

How #BD80C2 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 128 · B 1948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 295° · S 35% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 295° · S 34% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.99:1 vs white · 7.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD80C2 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 text2.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD80C2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD80C2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD80C2; 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 #BD80C2

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 #BD80C2.

How #BD80C2 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#BD80C2
Protanopia#8D8DC2
Protanomaly#A288C2
Deuteranopia#9898C1
Deuteranomaly#A88FC1
Tritanopia#B68B8B
Tritanomaly#B987A4
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD80C2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd80c2: #BD80C2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD80C2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd80c2': '#BD80C2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.502, blue: 0.761)
Android XML<color name="color_bd80c2">#BD80C2</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD80C2"

More Pink Colors

#BD80C2 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD80C2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD80C2?

#BD80C2 is a light pink — rgb(189, 128, 194) in RGB and hsl(295, 35%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is African Violet (#B284BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.69.

What is the RGB value of #BD80C2?

#BD80C2 is rgb(189, 128, 194) — red 189, green 128, and blue 194 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD80C2?

#BD80C2 converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 34%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD80C2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD80C2 scores 2.99:1 against white and 7.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD80C2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD80C2 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 12.13, which is visibly different.

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