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#BC019D — Vivid Pink

#BC019D is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumvioletred (#C71585) — not an exact match. CSS mediumvioletred gives you #C71585, a different color; use #BC019D 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.

#BC019D 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 #01BC20; it also sits naturally between #7D01BC and #BC013F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC019D · RGB 188, 1, 157

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Color values

HEX#BC019D
RGB188, 1, 157
HSL310°, 99%, 37%
HSV310°, 99%, 74%
CMYK0%, 99%, 16%, 26%
XYZ26.84, 13.15, 33.02
Yxy13.15, 0.3676, 0.1801
CIE-Lab42.98, 73.77, -32.67
Hunter Lab36.26, 71.71, -31.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 0% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 16% · Key 26%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BC019D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC019D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC019D

.text { color: #BC019D; }
.background { background-color: #BC019D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC019D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 1, 157); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(310, 99%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC019D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 1, 157, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC019D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 1, 157, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC019D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC019D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC019D

#AD0190#98017F#890172#7A0166#6B0159#560048#47003B#38002F#24001E#140011

Tints of #BC019D

#DA01B6#F901CF#FE1BD8#FE39DD#FE58E2#FE71E7#FE8FEC#FFAEF1#FFCCF6#FFEBFC

Tones of #BC019D

#AF0E94#A11B8B#942982#863779#794470#6C5167

Color harmonies

Complementary — #01BC20:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.79:1 AA
Against black text3.63:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BC019D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC019D

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 #BC019D: ·

How #BC019D looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6B6977Deuteranopia · #76846ETritanopia · #B35953

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 Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC019D rather than the exact color:

Palette F5eeee
#F5EEEE · #EA21A2 · #AF05AA · #171313
Silent Ember
#BA12A6 · #EA235E · #F0895F · #F7EDA9
Tranquil Ember
#B20FA7 · #B9197D · #41081B · #BB1316
Radiant Ruby Horizon
#850FA5 · #C511A6 · #DC136B · #E5252F
Ruby Cascade
#5003C0 · #AB03A9 · #FF467A · #FFD51E
Palette 711db0
#711DB0 · #C21292 · #EF4040 · #FFA732

Similar colors

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

#AF05AA#BA12A6#B20FA7#C511A6#AB03A9#C21292#B30F90#B500B2#CA13AA#C51B9F#CC138F#B61B90

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC019C  ·  #BC019E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC019D?

#BC019D is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 1, 157). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC019D?

#BC019D is RGB 188, 1, 157 — HSL 310°, 99%, 37% — CMYK 0%, 99%, 16%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC019D?

Its complement is #01BC20; analogous partners are #7D01BC and #BC013F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC019D for text?

White text on #BC019D has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.63:1.