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#BD9EA7 Color

#BD9EA7 is rgb(189, 158, 167) in RGB, hsl(343, 19%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 16%, 12%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tuscany (#C09999), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD9EA7
HEX#BD9EA7
RGBrgb(189, 158, 167)
HSLhsl(343, 19%, 68%)
HSVhsv(343, 16%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 12%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(73% 0.039 358.7)
LABlab(68.15% 12.92 -0.19)
LCHlch(68.15% 12.92 359.16)

What #BD9EA7 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 #BD9EA7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tuscany#C09999ΔE 6.49Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 7.07Silver Pink#C4AEADΔE 7.82Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 7.94Black Shadows#BFAFB2ΔE 8.18Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 9

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

#BD9EA7 Channel Values

How #BD9EA7 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 158 · B 1678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 343° · S 19% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 343° · S 16% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 16% · Y 12% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.44:1 vs white · 8.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD9EA7 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 text2.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD9EA7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD9EA7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD9EA7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BD9EA7
Complementary
#9EBDB4
Analogous
#BD9EB6
Analogous
#BDA59E
Triadic
#A7BD9E
Triadic
#9EA7BD
Split comp.
#9EBDA5
Split comp.
#9EB6BD

Tints & Shades of #BD9EA7

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

#C5AAB2
#CFB9C0
#D8C5CB
#E0D1D6
#E8DEE1
#F3EDEE

Shades

#AA838E
#986775
#7C5560
#5E4049
#432D33
#271B1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD9EA7.

How #BD9EA7 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#BD9EA7
Protanopia#A4A4A7
Protanomaly#AEA2A7
Deuteranopia#A9A9A6
Deuteranomaly#B1A5A6
Tritanopia#BC9F9F
Tritanomaly#BC9FA2
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD9EA7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd9ea7: #BD9EA7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD9EA7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd9ea7': '#BD9EA7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.620, blue: 0.655)
Android XML<color name="color_bd9ea7">#BD9EA7</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD9EA7"

More Pink Colors

#BD9EA7 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#BD9EA7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD9EA7?

#BD9EA7 is a light pink — rgb(189, 158, 167) in RGB and hsl(343, 19%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tuscany (#C09999), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.49.

What is the RGB value of #BD9EA7?

#BD9EA7 is rgb(189, 158, 167) — red 189, green 158, and blue 167 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD9EA7?

#BD9EA7 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 16%, 12%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD9EA7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD9EA7 scores 2.44:1 against white and 8.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD9EA7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD9EA7 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 9.57, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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