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#BC03BF — Vivid Pink

#BC03BF 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 #BC03BF 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.

#BC03BF is a cool 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 #06BF03; it also sits naturally between #5E03BF and #BF0364. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC03BF · RGB 188, 3, 191

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Color values

HEX#BC03BF
RGB188, 3, 191
HSL299°, 97%, 38%
HSV299°, 98%, 75%
CMYK2%, 98%, 0%, 25%
XYZ30.18, 14.52, 50.50
Yxy14.52, 0.3170, 0.1525
CIE-Lab44.97, 78.31, -49.70
Hunter Lab38.10, 77.94, -56.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 1% · Blue 75%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BC03BF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC03BF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC03BF

.text { color: #BC03BF; }
.background { background-color: #BC03BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC03BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 3, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 97%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC03BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 3, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC03BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 3, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC03BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC03BF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC03BF

#AD03B0#99029C#8A028D#770279#680269#59015A#450146#360137#230123#140014

Tints of #BC03BF

#D903DD#F704FB#F81DFC#F93BFC#FA59FC#FB77FD#FC96FD#FCAFFE#FDCDFE#FEEBFF

Tones of #BC03BF

#AF10B1#A21EA4#942C96#88388A#7B467C#6E536E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #06BF03:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.38:1 AA
Against black text3.90:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BC03BF: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC03BF

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 #BC03BF: ·

How #BC03BF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6C6A92Deuteranopia · #778587Tritanopia · #B36E66

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 #BC03BF rather than the exact color:

Palette 8100d1
#8100D1 · #B500B2 · #FF52A0 · #FFA47F
Misty Tempest
#B115B9 · #E551EB · #21D519 · #A3ED9B
Silent Ruby Aurora
#B715CE · #EA2FD4 · #4EEB37 · #C3F3B6
Palette F5eeee
#F5EEEE · #EA21A2 · #AF05AA · #171313
Vintage Horizon
#651EAF · #AF16CA · #C0259F · #D72772
Crimson Dusk
#C917C9 · #EA42D9 · #1AE019 · #C8F5CA

Similar colors

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

#B500B2#B115B9#B715CE#AF05AA#AF16CA#C917C9#BD1EBF#A613C4#AB03A9#C01EB9#B20FA7#BF1FC6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC03BE  ·  #BC03C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC03BF?

#BC03BF is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 3, 191). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC03BF?

#BC03BF is RGB 188, 3, 191 — HSL 299°, 97%, 38% — CMYK 2%, 98%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #BC03BF?

Its complement is #06BF03; analogous partners are #5E03BF and #BF0364. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC03BF for text?

White text on #BC03BF has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.90:1.