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#BD7FAC — Muted Pink

#BD7FAC is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #BD7FAC 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.

#BD7FAC is a warm-leaning 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 #7FBD90; it also sits naturally between #AF7FBD and #BD7F8E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BD7FAC · RGB 189, 127, 172

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Color values

HEX#BD7FAC
RGB189, 127, 172
HSL316°, 32%, 62%
HSV316°, 33%, 74%
CMYK0%, 33%, 9%, 26%
XYZ36.02, 28.98, 42.72
Yxy28.98, 0.3344, 0.2690
CIE-Lab60.76, 30.97, -14.07
Hunter Lab53.83, 28.57, -12.78

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 50% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 9% · Key 26%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BD7FAC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BD7FAC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BD7FAC

.text { color: #BD7FAC; }
.background { background-color: #BD7FAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD7FAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 127, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(316, 32%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD7FAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 127, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD7FAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 127, 172, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD7FAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD7FAC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BD7FAC

#B36BA0#A85793#974E84#834472#6F3961#5B2F4F#47243E#361C2F#22111D#0D070C

Tints of #BD7FAC

#C289B3#C997BC#CEA1C2#D5AECB#DBB8D1#E0C2D8#E7D0E1#ECDAE7#F3E7F0#F8F2F6

Tones of #BD7FAC

#B884AA#B488A9#B08DA6#AC91A4#A795A2#A399A0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7FBD90:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.09:1 AA large only
Against black text6.80:1 AA

Best text color on #BD7FAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BD7FAC

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 #BD7FAC: ·

How #BD7FAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A2A2A1Deuteranopia · #A6AA9FTritanopia · #BA9997

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 Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BD7FAC rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Aurora
#C081AE · #915D57 · #B4B190 · #5E954A
Dreamy Ruby Cinder
#9777BF · #C07BB0 · #C38C8A · #877B48
Dusty Ruby Cinder
#7065BC · #BE7AB2 · #C8A69B · #A4BB6A
Wild Bloom
#B5A3CB · #B87BA6 · #A85446 · #7D7D3F
Burning Summit
#84AEA5 · #627BAC · #976BBC · #C187A9
Scarlet Lagoon
#BD88B2 · #C49B8A · #89AB52 · #62BD8D

Similar colors

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

#C081AE#C07BB0#BE7AB2#B87BA6#C187A9#BD88B2#B889B2#BE8AB3#BC7D9F#B784B7#CB80AB#C1849F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BD7FAB  ·  #BD7FAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD7FAC?

#BD7FAC is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 189, 127, 172). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD7FAC?

#BD7FAC is RGB 189, 127, 172 — HSL 316°, 32%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 9%, 26%.

What colors go with #BD7FAC?

Its complement is #7FBD90; analogous partners are #AF7FBD and #BD7F8E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD7FAC for text?

Black text on #BD7FAC has a contrast ratio of 6.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.09:1.