Palettes / Colors / #BC0699

#BC0699 — Vivid Pink

#BC0699 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 #BC0699 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.

#BC0699 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 #06BC2A; it also sits naturally between #8506BC and #BC063C. 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 2% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 97% · Yellow 19% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC0699

.text { color: #BC0699; }
.background { background-color: #BC0699; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC0699; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 6, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(312, 94%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC0699; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 6, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC0699; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 6, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC0699">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC0699">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #06BC2A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC0699: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC0699

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:

How #BC0699 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 #BC0699 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

← #BC0698  ·  #BC069A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC0699?

#BC0699 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 6, 153). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC0699?

#BC0699 is RGB 188, 6, 153 — HSL 312°, 94%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 97%, 19%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC0699?

Its complement is #06BC2A; analogous partners are #8506BC and #BC063C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC0699 for text?

White text on #BC0699 has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.62:1.