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#BD93A9 Color

#BD93A9 is rgb(189, 147, 169) in RGB, hsl(329, 24%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 11%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Lavender (#B48395), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD93A9
HEX#BD93A9
RGBrgb(189, 147, 169)
HSLhsl(329, 24%, 66%)
HSVhsv(329, 22%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 11%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(70.9% 0.058 345.9)
LABlab(65.47% 18.93 -5.19)
LCHlch(65.47% 19.63 344.66)

What #BD93A9 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 #BD93A9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

English Lavender#B48395ΔE 6.81Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 8.19Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 8.73Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 8.95Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 9.83Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 9.89

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#BD93A9 Channel Values

How #BD93A9 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 147 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 329° · S 24% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 329° · S 22% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 11% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.65:1 vs white · 7.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD93A9 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 text2.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD93A9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD93A9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD93A9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BD93A9
Complementary
#93BDA8
Analogous
#BC93BD
Analogous
#BD9394
Triadic
#A9BD93
Triadic
#93A9BD
Split comp.
#94BD93
Split comp.
#93BDBC

Tints & Shades of #BD93A9

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

#C7A3B6
#CFB0C0
#D8C0CC
#E0CCD7
#EADCE3
#F1E9ED

Shades

#AC7792
#985D7B
#7B4C64
#623C50
#462B39
#291921

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD93A9.

How #BD93A9 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#BD93A9
Protanopia#9B9BA9
Protanomaly#AA98A9
Deuteranopia#A2A2A8
Deuteranomaly#AE9DA8
Tritanopia#BB9696
Tritanomaly#BC959E
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD93A9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd93a9: #BD93A9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD93A9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd93a9': '#BD93A9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.576, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_bd93a9">#BD93A9</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD93A9"

More Pink Colors

#BD93A9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#BD93A9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD93A9?

#BD93A9 is a light pink — rgb(189, 147, 169) in RGB and hsl(329, 24%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Lavender (#B48395), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.81.

What is the RGB value of #BD93A9?

#BD93A9 is rgb(189, 147, 169) — red 189, green 147, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD93A9?

#BD93A9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 11%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD93A9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD93A9 scores 2.65:1 against white and 7.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD93A9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD93A9 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.34, which is visibly different.

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