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#BD56CC — Muted Pink

#BD56CC is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #BD56CC 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.

#BD56CC is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #66CD56; it also sits naturally between #8256CD and #CD56A1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BD56CC · RGB 189, 86, 204

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Color values

HEX#BD56CC
RGB189, 86, 204
HSL292°, 54%, 57%
HSV292°, 58%, 80%
CMYK7%, 58%, 0%, 20%
XYZ35.21, 21.83, 59.49
Yxy21.83, 0.3022, 0.1874
CIE-Lab53.85, 58.03, -43.07
Hunter Lab46.73, 56.12, -47.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 34% · Blue 80%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BD56CC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BD56CC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BD56CC

.text { color: #BD56CC; }
.background { background-color: #BD56CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD56CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 86, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(292, 54%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD56CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 86, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD56CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 86, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD56CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD56CC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BD56CC

#B543C7#A436B5#9230A1#802A8D#6E247A#591D62#47174F#35123B#200B23#0E0510

Tints of #BD56CC

#C366D1#C976D6#CF85DB#D595DF#DCA5E4#E0B0E8#E6C0EC#EDD0F1#F3E0F6#F9EFFA

Tones of #BD56CC

#B65FC4#B167BC#AA6FB3#A478AB#9D81A2#98899A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #66CD56:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.91:1 AA large only
Against black text5.37:1 AA

Best text color on #BD56CC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BD56CC

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 #BD56CC: ·

How #BD56CC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #908FAFDeuteranopia · #969EA9Tritanopia · #B89994

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 fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BD56CC rather than the exact color:

Modern Ruby Orchard
#603E8E · #BC5ACC · #D781BD · #B23555
Golden Ruby Orchard
#A38DDE · #C158CF · #D3408B · #D98178
Burning Ruby Drift
#6B4DCA · #C153D2 · #D25E98 · #98392C
Vintage Ruby Cascade
#5F28BD · #BB4ED1 · #B2368E · #95203E
Palette 10439f
#10439F · #874CCC · #C65BCF · #F27BBD
Radiant Ruby Saffron
#848DD0 · #936BCE · #B957C2 · #DB93BC

Similar colors

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

#BC5ACC#C158CF#C153D2#BB4ED1#C65BCF#B957C2#C654C3#BF5FD6#B85FC3#C954C5#AE5ACC#BA52DB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BD56CB  ·  #BD56CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD56CC?

#BD56CC is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 189, 86, 204). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD56CC?

#BD56CC is RGB 189, 86, 204 — HSL 292°, 54%, 57% — CMYK 7%, 58%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #BD56CC?

Its complement is #66CD56; analogous partners are #8256CD and #CD56A1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD56CC for text?

Black text on #BD56CC has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.91:1.