Palettes / Colors / #BD2EA5

#BD2EA5 — Pink

#BD2EA5 is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

#BD2EA5 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 #2EBD46; it also sits naturally between #8D2EBD and #BD2E5D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 18% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 13% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BD2EA5

.text { color: #BD2EA5; }
.background { background-color: #BD2EA5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD2EA5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 46, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(310, 61%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD2EA5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 46, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD2EA5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 46, 165, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD2EA5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD2EA5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BD2EA5

Tints of #BD2EA5

Tones of #BD2EA5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2EBD46:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BD2EA5: #FFFFFF.

How #BD2EA5 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BD2EA5 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BD2EA4  ·  #BD2EA6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD2EA5?

#BD2EA5 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 189, 46, 165). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD2EA5?

#BD2EA5 is RGB 189, 46, 165 — HSL 310°, 61%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 76%, 13%, 26%.

What colors go with #BD2EA5?

Its complement is #2EBD46; analogous partners are #8D2EBD and #BD2E5D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD2EA5 for text?

White text on #BD2EA5 has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.10:1.