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#BD2E72 — Pink

#BD2E72 is a pink color we call 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 #BD2E72 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.

#BD2E72 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 #2EBD78; it also sits naturally between #BD2EBA and #BD302E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BD2E72 · RGB 189, 46, 114

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Color values

HEX#BD2E72
RGB189, 46, 114
HSL331°, 61%, 46%
HSV331°, 76%, 74%
CMYK0%, 76%, 40%, 26%
XYZ25.00, 13.99, 17.30
Yxy13.99, 0.4441, 0.2485
CIE-Lab44.22, 60.81, -4.51
Hunter Lab37.40, 56.76, -3.41

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 18% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 40% · Key 26%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BD2E72 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BD2E72 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BD2E72

.text { color: #BD2E72; }
.background { background-color: #BD2E72; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD2E72; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 46, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(331, 61%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD2E72; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 46, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD2E72; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 46, 114, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD2E72">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD2E72">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BD2E72

#AC2A69#9C265F#872152#771D48#67193E#561534#46112A#310C1E#210814#10040A

Tints of #BD2E72

#CE3680#D34A8D#D85F9A#DD73A7#E288B4#E79CC1#ECB1CE#F1C6DB#F6DAE8#FBEFF5

Tones of #BD2E72

#B23873#A94274#9E4C74#945774#896175#806B75

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2EBD78:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.53:1 AA
Against black text3.80:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BD2E72: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BD2E72

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 #BD2E72: ·

How #BD2E72 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7F7E62Deuteranopia · #87925ETritanopia · #B65552

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:

Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777Material Pink 500 · #E91E63Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BD2E72 rather than the exact color:

Serene Harbor
#AA2CA4 · #C42D76 · #D33739 · #9A561B
Misty Ruby Twilight
#B33075 · #9F403C · #A0793A · #94AB36
Serene Opal
#18774E · #67E0BB · #C3286B · #E39EB5
Palette C4317b
#C4317B · #AC7C7C · #D0BAA8 · #EFE4E4
Hidden Orchard
#C42E67 · #8C3A28 · #B39234 · #495E18
Palette 360982
#360982 · #B72A67 · #FF9797 · #FDE8CB

Similar colors

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

#C42D76#B33075#C3286B#C4317B#C42E67#B72A67#B5267A#C2257C#B12674#C52768#C1206D#B1357A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BD2E71  ·  #BD2E73 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD2E72?

#BD2E72 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 189, 46, 114). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD2E72?

#BD2E72 is RGB 189, 46, 114 — HSL 331°, 61%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 76%, 40%, 26%.

What colors go with #BD2E72?

Its complement is #2EBD78; analogous partners are #BD2EBA and #BD302E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD2E72 for text?

White text on #BD2E72 has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.80:1.