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#BD00A9 — Vivid Pink

#BD00A9 is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumvioletred (#C71585) — not an exact match. CSS mediumvioletred gives you #C71585, a different color; use #BD00A9 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BD00A9 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #00BD13; it also sits naturally between #7100BD and #BD004B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BD00A9 · RGB 189, 0, 169

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Color values

HEX#BD00A9
RGB189, 0, 169
HSL306°, 100%, 37%
HSV306°, 100%, 74%
CMYK0%, 100%, 11%, 26%
XYZ28.15, 13.68, 38.69
Yxy13.68, 0.3496, 0.1699
CIE-Lab43.78, 75.62, -38.60
Hunter Lab36.99, 74.23, -39.61

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 0% · Blue 66%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 11% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #BD00A9 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BD00A9 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BD00A9

.text { color: #BD00A9; }
.background { background-color: #BD00A9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD00A9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 0, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(306, 100%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD00A9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 0, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD00A9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 0, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD00A9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD00A9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BD00A9

#AD009C#99008A#8A007C#7A006E#6B0060#57004E#470040#380032#240020#140012

Tints of #BD00A9

#DB00C5#FA00E1#FF1AE8#FF38EB#FF57EE#FF70F1#FF8FF4#FFADF7#FFCCFA#FFEBFD

Tones of #BD00A9

#AF0D9F#A11B94#942989#87367F#7A4374#6C5169

Color harmonies

Complementary — #00BD13:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.62:1 AA
Against black text3.74:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BD00A9: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BD00A9

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BD00A9: ·

How #BD00A9 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #6B6980Deuteranopia · #768476Tritanopia · #B46059

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BD00A9 rather than the exact color:

Palette 8100d1
#8100D1 · #B500B2 · #FF52A0 · #FFA47F
Palette F5eeee
#F5EEEE · #EA21A2 · #AF05AA · #171313
Ruby Cascade
#5003C0 · #AB03A9 · #FF467A · #FFD51E
Silent Ember
#BA12A6 · #EA235E · #F0895F · #F7EDA9
Tranquil Ember
#B20FA7 · #B9197D · #41081B · #BB1316
Radiant Ruby Horizon
#850FA5 · #C511A6 · #DC136B · #E5252F

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#B500B2#AF05AA#AB03A9#BA12A6#B20FA7#C511A6#CA13AA#B61AAE#CE17AA#B115B9#C21292#C51B9F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BD00A8  ·  #BD00AA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD00A9?

#BD00A9 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 189, 0, 169). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD00A9?

#BD00A9 is RGB 189, 0, 169 — HSL 306°, 100%, 37% — CMYK 0%, 100%, 11%, 26%.

What colors go with #BD00A9?

Its complement is #00BD13; analogous partners are #7100BD and #BD004B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD00A9 for text?

White text on #BD00A9 has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.74:1.