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#BD9EA8 Color

#BD9EA8 is rgb(189, 158, 168) in RGB, hsl(341, 19%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 16%, 11%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lilac Luster (#AE98AA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD9EA8
HEX#BD9EA8
RGBrgb(189, 158, 168)
HSLhsl(341, 19%, 68%)
HSVhsv(341, 16%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 11%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(73% 0.039 356.7)
LABlab(68.17% 13.05 -0.71)
LCHlch(68.17% 13.06 356.88)

What #BD9EA8 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 #BD9EA8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 6.68Tuscany#C09999ΔE 6.95Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 7.61Silver Pink#C4AEADΔE 8.15Black Shadows#BFAFB2ΔE 8.33Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 8.53

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

#BD9EA8 Channel Values

How #BD9EA8 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 1688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 341° · S 19% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 341° · S 16% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 16% · Y 11% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.44:1 vs white · 8.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD9EA8 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 text8.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BD9EA8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BD9EA8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD9EA8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BD9EA8
Complementary
#9EBDB3
Analogous
#BD9EB7
Analogous
#BDA49E
Triadic
#A8BD9E
Triadic
#9EA8BD
Split comp.
#9EBDA4
Split comp.
#9EB7BD

Tints & Shades of #BD9EA8

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

#C5AAB3
#CFB9C0
#D8C5CB
#E0D1D6
#E8DEE1
#F3EDEF

Shades

#AA838F
#986777
#7C5561
#5E404A
#432D34
#271B1F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD9EA8.

How #BD9EA8 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#BD9EA8
Protanopia#A4A4A8
Protanomaly#AEA2A8
Deuteranopia#A9A9A7
Deuteranomaly#B1A5A7
Tritanopia#BC9F9F
Tritanomaly#BC9FA3
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD9EA8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bd9ea8: #BD9EA8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD9EA8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd9ea8': '#BD9EA8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.620, blue: 0.659)
Android XML<color name="color_bd9ea8">#BD9EA8</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD9EA8"

More Pink Colors

#BD9EA8 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#BD9EA8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD9EA8?

#BD9EA8 is a light pink — rgb(189, 158, 168) in RGB and hsl(341, 19%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lilac Luster (#AE98AA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.68.

What is the RGB value of #BD9EA8?

#BD9EA8 is rgb(189, 158, 168) — red 189, green 158, and blue 168 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD9EA8?

#BD9EA8 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 16%, 11%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD9EA8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD9EA8 scores 2.44:1 against white and 8.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD9EA8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD9EA8 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 9.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.