Palettes / Colors / #BC0174

#BC0174 — Vivid Pink

#BC0174 is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

#BC0174 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #01BC49; it also sits naturally between #A601BC and #BC0117. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 0% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 38% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC0174

.text { color: #BC0174; }
.background { background-color: #BC0174; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC0174; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 1, 116); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(323, 99%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC0174; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 1, 116, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC0174; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 1, 116, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC0174">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC0174">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC0174

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #01BC49:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC0174: #FFFFFF.

How #BC0174 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC0174 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC0173  ·  #BC0175 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC0174?

#BC0174 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 1, 116). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC0174?

#BC0174 is RGB 188, 1, 116 — HSL 323°, 99%, 37% — CMYK 0%, 99%, 38%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC0174?

Its complement is #01BC49; analogous partners are #A601BC and #BC0117. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC0174 for text?

White text on #BC0174 has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.39:1.