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#BD2EA3 — Pink

#BD2EA3 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 #BD2EA3 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.

#BD2EA3 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 #2EBD48; it also sits naturally between #902EBD and #BD2E5B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BD2EA3 · RGB 189, 46, 163

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Color values

HEX#BD2EA3
RGB189, 46, 163
HSL311°, 61%, 46%
HSV311°, 76%, 74%
CMYK0%, 76%, 14%, 26%
XYZ28.57, 15.42, 36.12
Yxy15.42, 0.3567, 0.1924
CIE-Lab46.20, 66.85, -31.21
Hunter Lab39.26, 64.29, -30.32

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 18% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 14% · Key 26%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BD2EA3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BD2EA3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BD2EA3

.text { color: #BD2EA3; }
.background { background-color: #BD2EA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD2EA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 46, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(311, 61%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD2EA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 46, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD2EA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 46, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD2EA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD2EA3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BD2EA3

#AC2A94#9C2686#872175#771D67#671958#56154A#46113C#310C2A#21081C#10040E

Tints of #BD2EA3

#CE36B2#D34ABA#D85FC2#DD73CA#E288D2#E79CD9#ECB1E1#F1C6E9#F6DAF1#FBEFF9

Tones of #BD2EA3

#B2389C#A94296#9E4C8F#945789#896182#806B7C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2EBD48:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.14:1 AA
Against black text4.08:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BD2EA3: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BD2EA3

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 #BD2EA3: ·

How #BD2EA3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7F7E87Deuteranopia · #879280Tritanopia · #B6706B

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 #BD2EA3 rather than the exact color:

Cosmic Whisper
#2D50C6 · #472D96 · #9A30C2 · #BE30A1
Golden Drift
#F5D1F0 · #DD60CE · #B829A7 · #5B1553
Electric Twilight
#4D23DE · #420F55 · #C532A3 · #B12248
Vintage Horizon
#651EAF · #AF16CA · #C0259F · #D72772
Palette Faf562
#FAF562 · #F36A7B · #B824A4 · #AAAAAA
Lucky Ruby Bloom
#C123A6 · #BDDA33 · #4AC4DE · #EFCAE6

Similar colors

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

#BE30A1#B829A7#C532A3#C0259F#B824A4#C123A6#C327AB#C5339B#C02D97#B1329E#C5389D#C01F9F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BD2EA2  ·  #BD2EA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD2EA3?

#BD2EA3 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 189, 46, 163). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD2EA3?

#BD2EA3 is RGB 189, 46, 163 — HSL 311°, 61%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 76%, 14%, 26%.

What colors go with #BD2EA3?

Its complement is #2EBD48; analogous partners are #902EBD and #BD2E5B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD2EA3 for text?

White text on #BD2EA3 has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.08:1.