Information about #BD72AD color

#BD72AD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BD72AD falls into the Magenta Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 114, 173) — 74.1% red, 44.7% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 29 / 6 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BD72AD reads as a mildly saturated purple-pink magenta and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Pearly Purple (#B768A2). Slightly further away sit Sky Magenta (#CF71AF) and Super Pink (#CF6BA9).

The recipe behind #BD72AD is rgb(189, 114, 173), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BD72AD: 6.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. No one has named #BD72AD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BD72AD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BD72AD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BD72AD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sky Magenta color link
Sky Magenta

#CF71AF

Super Pink color link
Super Pink

#CF6BA9

Opera Mauve color link
Opera Mauve

#B784A7

Muted Rose color link
Muted Rose

#B681A1

Red Wisteria color link
Red Wisteria

#BB7796

Soft Purple color link
Soft Purple

#A66FB5

Wild Orchid color link
Wild Orchid

#D470A2

Rustic Pink color link
Rustic Pink

#C489A4

Thin color link
Thin

#A87CA0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BD72AD
  • RGB189, 114, 173
  • CMYK0, 29, 6, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 114, 173)
  • HSL313°, 36%, 59%
  • HSL Precise312.8°, 36.232%, 59.412%
  • HSV313°, 40%, 74%
  • HSB313°, 40%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.447, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.447, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.447, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBD72AD
  • DECIMAL ID12415661
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01