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#BC03BB — Vivid Pink

#BC03BB is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkviolet (#9400D3) — not an exact match. CSS darkviolet gives you #9400D3, a different color; use #BC03BB 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.

#BC03BB 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 #03BA03; it also sits naturally between #5E03BA and #BA035E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC03BB · RGB 188, 3, 187

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Color values

HEX#BC03BB
RGB188, 3, 187
HSL300°, 97%, 37%
HSV300°, 98%, 74%
CMYK0%, 98%, 1%, 26%
XYZ29.74, 14.34, 48.21
Yxy14.34, 0.3222, 0.1554
CIE-Lab44.72, 77.71, -47.75
Hunter Lab37.87, 77.12, -52.99

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 1% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 1% · Key 26%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BC03BB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC03BB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC03BB

.text { color: #BC03BB; }
.background { background-color: #BC03BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC03BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 3, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 97%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC03BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 3, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC03BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 3, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC03BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC03BB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC03BB

#AB03AB#970297#880288#790279#690269#550155#460146#370137#230123#140014

Tints of #BC03BB

#D803D8#F604F6#FC1DFC#FC3BFC#FC59FC#FD72FD#FD90FD#FEAFFE#FECDFE#FFEBFF

Tones of #BC03BB

#AD10AD#9F1D9F#922A92#863786#794479#6C516C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #03BA03:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.43:1 AA
Against black text3.87:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BC03BB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC03BB

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 #BC03BB: ·

How #BC03BB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6C6A8EDeuteranopia · #778584Tritanopia · #B36B64

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC03BB rather than the exact color:

Palette 8100d1
#8100D1 · #B500B2 · #FF52A0 · #FFA47F
Misty Tempest
#B115B9 · #E551EB · #21D519 · #A3ED9B
Palette F5eeee
#F5EEEE · #EA21A2 · #AF05AA · #171313
Ruby Cascade
#5003C0 · #AB03A9 · #FF467A · #FFD51E
Tranquil Ember
#B20FA7 · #B9197D · #41081B · #BB1316
Silent Ember
#BA12A6 · #EA235E · #F0895F · #F7EDA9

Similar colors

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

#B500B2#B115B9#AF05AA#AB03A9#B20FA7#BA12A6#B715CE#C511A6#B61AAE#CA13AA#BD1EBF#C01EB9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC03BA  ·  #BC03BC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC03BB?

#BC03BB is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 3, 187). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC03BB?

#BC03BB is RGB 188, 3, 187 — HSL 300°, 97%, 37% — CMYK 0%, 98%, 1%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC03BB?

Its complement is #03BA03; analogous partners are #5E03BA and #BA035E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC03BB for text?

White text on #BC03BB has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.87:1.