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#BC0691 — Vivid Pink

#BC0691 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 #BC0691 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.

#BC0691 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 #06BC30; it also sits naturally between #8B06BC and #BC0636. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC0691 · RGB 188, 6, 145

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Color values

HEX#BC0691
RGB188, 6, 145
HSL314°, 94%, 38%
HSV314°, 97%, 74%
CMYK0%, 97%, 23%, 26%
XYZ25.91, 12.87, 27.91
Yxy12.87, 0.3886, 0.1929
CIE-Lab42.56, 71.80, -26.07
Hunter Lab35.87, 69.19, -23.85

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 2% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 97% · Yellow 23% · Key 26%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BC0691 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC0691 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC0691

.text { color: #BC0691; }
.background { background-color: #BC0691; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC0691; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 6, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(314, 94%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC0691; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 6, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC0691; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 6, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC0691">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC0691">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC0691

#AD0586#990577#8B046B#77045C#680350#590345#450236#36022A#23011B#14010F

Tints of #BC0691

#DA07A8#F708BF#F820C6#F93ECD#FA5CD5#FB79DD#FC97E4#FDB0EB#FDCEF2#FEEBFA

Tones of #BC0691

#AF128B#A22084#952D7D#883A76#7B476F#6D5468

Color harmonies

Complementary — #06BC30:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.88:1 AA
Against black text3.57:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BC0691: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC0691

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 #BC0691: ·

How #BC0691 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6D6C6FDeuteranopia · #788567Tritanopia · #B3554F

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 pink 600 · #DB2777Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Material Pink 500 · #E91E63

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC0691 rather than the exact color:

Frozen Dusk
#B30F90 · #F36FF2 · #29ED53 · #C7F7D2
Palette 711db0
#711DB0 · #C21292 · #EF4040 · #FFA732
Gentle Ruby Opal
#B41687 · #E84594 · #1CE255 · #A7EEB6
Smoky Marble
#CC138F · #ED42D6 · #57EF89 · #94EEAA
Amber Horizon
#E557C3 · #DB39B3 · #B61B90 · #631250
Rustic Ruby Drift
#6AABF1 · #7A6DEA · #8419B5 · #B81C8F

Similar colors

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

#B30F90#C21292#B41687#CC138F#B61B90#B81C8F#BB1D91#B21A8A#C61A88#B01B93#BA12A6#C511A6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC0690  ·  #BC0692 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC0691?

#BC0691 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 6, 145). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC0691?

#BC0691 is RGB 188, 6, 145 — HSL 314°, 94%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 97%, 23%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC0691?

Its complement is #06BC30; analogous partners are #8B06BC and #BC0636. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC0691 for text?

White text on #BC0691 has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.57:1.