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#BD89BC — Dusty Pink

#BD89BC is a pink color we call Dusty Pink, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #BD89BC 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.

#BD89BC 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 #89BD8A; it also sits naturally between #A489BD and #BD89A2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BD89BC · RGB 189, 137, 188

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Color values

HEX#BD89BC
RGB189, 137, 188
HSL301°, 28%, 64%
HSV301°, 28%, 74%
CMYK0%, 28%, 1%, 26%
XYZ39.01, 32.34, 51.76
Yxy32.34, 0.3169, 0.2627
CIE-Lab63.62, 28.37, -18.81
Hunter Lab56.87, 26.37, -17.92

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 54% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 1% · Key 26%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BD89BC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BD89BC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BD89BC

.text { color: #BD89BC; }
.background { background-color: #BD89BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD89BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 137, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 28%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD89BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 137, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD89BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 137, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD89BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD89BC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BD89BC

#B276B1#A762A6#965495#834982#6F3E6E#5B335B#482847#341D34#211220#0D070D

Tints of #BD89BC

#C293C2#C89DC7#CFAACF#D5B4D4#DABEDA#E0C8DF#E5D1E5#EDDEEC#F2E8F2#F8F2F8

Tones of #BD89BC

#B98DB8#B691B5#B295B1#AE98AE#AB9CAA#A7A0A7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #89BD8A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.81:1 Fails
Against black text7.47:1 AAA

Best text color on #BD89BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BD89BC

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 #BD89BC: ·

How #BD89BC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A6A6B0Deuteranopia · #AAADADTritanopia · #BAA6A4

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 purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BD89BC rather than the exact color:

Palette Be8abf
#BE8ABF · #EA9ABB · #FEA5AD · #F8C3AF
Tender Ruby Ember
#458468 · #648297 · #60479E · #C689BD
Tender Ember
#3A487A · #6A3E96 · #BE8AB3 · #823F44
Palette 8e7ab5
#8E7AB5 · #B784B7 · #E493B3 · #EEA5A6
Dusty Drift
#ECCFE8 · #C685BD · #963B89 · #3B1735
Scarlet Lagoon
#BD88B2 · #C49B8A · #89AB52 · #62BD8D

Similar colors

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

#BE8ABF#C689BD#BE8AB3#B784B7#C685BD#BD88B2#B889B2#BA90C6#B592B8#B692C2#C689C6#B292BD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BD89BB  ·  #BD89BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD89BC?

#BD89BC is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 189, 137, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD89BC?

#BD89BC is RGB 189, 137, 188 — HSL 301°, 28%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 1%, 26%.

What colors go with #BD89BC?

Its complement is #89BD8A; analogous partners are #A489BD and #BD89A2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD89BC for text?

Black text on #BD89BC has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.81:1.