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#BC069A — Vivid Pink

#BC069A 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 #BC069A 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.

#BC069A 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 #06BC27; it also sits naturally between #8206BC and #BC0640. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC069A · RGB 188, 6, 154

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Color values

HEX#BC069A
RGB188, 6, 154
HSL311°, 94%, 38%
HSV311°, 97%, 74%
CMYK0%, 97%, 18%, 26%
XYZ26.64, 13.15, 31.71
Yxy13.15, 0.3726, 0.1840
CIE-Lab43.00, 72.91, -30.85
Hunter Lab36.27, 70.66, -29.51

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 2% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 97% · Yellow 18% · Key 26%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BC069A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC069A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC069A

.text { color: #BC069A; }
.background { background-color: #BC069A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC069A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 6, 154); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(311, 94%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC069A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 6, 154, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC069A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 6, 154, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC069A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC069A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC069A

#AD058E#99057E#8B0472#770462#680355#590349#450239#36022D#23011C#140110

Tints of #BC069A

#DA07B3#F708CB#F820D1#F93ED7#FA5CDD#FB79E3#FC97E9#FDB0EE#FDCEF5#FEEBFB

Tones of #BC069A

#AF1293#A2208A#952D82#883A79#7B4771#6D5469

Color harmonies

Complementary — #06BC27:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.78:1 AA
Against black text3.63:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BC069A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC069A

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 #BC069A: ·

How #BC069A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6D6C76Deuteranopia · #78856ETritanopia · #B35A54

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 #BC069A rather than the exact color:

Palette 711db0
#711DB0 · #C21292 · #EF4040 · #FFA732
Frozen Dusk
#B30F90 · #F36FF2 · #29ED53 · #C7F7D2
Silent Ember
#BA12A6 · #EA235E · #F0895F · #F7EDA9
Radiant Ruby Horizon
#850FA5 · #C511A6 · #DC136B · #E5252F
Tranquil Ember
#B20FA7 · #B9197D · #41081B · #BB1316
Palette F5eeee
#F5EEEE · #EA21A2 · #AF05AA · #171313

Similar colors

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

#C21292#B30F90#BA12A6#C511A6#B20FA7#AF05AA#AB03A9#CC138F#C51B9F#B61B90#BB1D91#B81C8F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC0699  ·  #BC069B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC069A?

#BC069A is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 6, 154). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC069A?

#BC069A is RGB 188, 6, 154 — HSL 311°, 94%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 97%, 18%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC069A?

Its complement is #06BC27; analogous partners are #8206BC and #BC0640. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC069A for text?

White text on #BC069A has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.63:1.