Close to Mulberry
#BF489D
#BF489D is a mid-tone, rich pink, close to the color Mulberry. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 28.2% green, and 61.6% blue. Its hue is 317°, with 48% saturation and 52% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BF489D.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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4.54:1 AABlack text on this color
4.63:1 AAThis color as text on white
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4.63:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BF489D as they’d see it.
#BF489D in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BF489D
What color is #BF489D?
#BF489D is a mid-tone, rich pink, close to the color Mulberry. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 28.2% green, and 61.6% blue. Its hue is 317°, with 48% saturation and 52% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BF489D in RGB?
#BF489D is rgb(191, 72, 157): 191 red, 72 green, and 157 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BF489D in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 62, 18, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BF489D?
PANTONE 2582 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BF489D?
Its complement #10883F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.