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#BD00A3 closest to Purple Pirate

#BD00A3 is a medium, vivid pink; the closest named color is Purple Pirate. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 0.0% green and 63.9% blue (rgb(189, 0, 163)). Its HSL value is 308° hue, 100% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black. #BD00A3 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.69:1.

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Variations of #BD00A3

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BD00A3 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BD00A3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BD00A3 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 55% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5B6F9F
  • Protanopia 45% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0857A6
  • Protanomaly 65% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #684EA4
  • Deuteranopia 55% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5B6F9F
  • Deuteranomaly 70% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #825CA1
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C7205F
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C21189
  • Achromatopsia 51% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #676767
  • Achromatomaly 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #835979

#BD00A3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.69:1 Good#BD00A3 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.69:1 Poor#BD00A3 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#BD00A3 in CSS

/* Purple Pirate */
.color { color: #BD00A3; }
.background { background-color: #BD00A3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BD00A3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 0 163);
color: hsl(308 100% 37%);
color: oklch(0.545 0.241 336.2);

#BD00A3 FAQ

What color is #BD00A3?

#BD00A3 is a medium, vivid pink. Its closest named color is Purple Pirate. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BD00A3?

#BD00A3 is rgb(189, 0, 163) in RGB, hsl(308, 100%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 100%, 14%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BD00A3?

The complementary color of #BD00A3 is #00BD1A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BD00A3?

White text has the best contrast on #BD00A3: 5.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BD00A3 a warm or cool color?

#BD00A3 is a warm color.