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#BC069E — Vivid Pink

#BC069E 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 #BC069E 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.

#BC069E 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 #06BC24; it also sits naturally between #7F06BC and #BC0643. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC069E · RGB 188, 6, 158

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Color values

HEX#BC069E
RGB188, 6, 158
HSL310°, 94%, 38%
HSV310°, 97%, 74%
CMYK0%, 97%, 16%, 26%
XYZ26.98, 13.29, 33.49
Yxy13.29, 0.3657, 0.1802
CIE-Lab43.20, 73.42, -32.94
Hunter Lab36.46, 71.35, -32.12

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 2% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 97% · Yellow 16% · Key 26%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BC069E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC069E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC069E

.text { color: #BC069E; }
.background { background-color: #BC069E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC069E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 6, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(310, 94%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC069E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 6, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC069E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 6, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC069E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC069E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC069E

#AD0591#990581#8B0474#770464#680357#59034B#45023A#36022E#23011D#140111

Tints of #BC069E

#DA07B7#F708CF#F820D4#F93EDA#FA5CE0#FB79E5#FC97EB#FDB0F0#FDCEF5#FEEBFB

Tones of #BC069E

#AF1295#A2208C#952D84#883A7B#7B4772#6D5469

Color harmonies

Complementary — #06BC24:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.74:1 AA
Against black text3.66:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BC069E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC069E

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 #BC069E: ·

How #BC069E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6D6C79Deuteranopia · #788570Tritanopia · #B35C56

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 #BC069E rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#BA12A6#B20FA7#C511A6#AF05AA#C21292#B30F90#AB03A9#B500B2#CA13AA#C51B9F#C01F9F#CC138F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC069D  ·  #BC069F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC069E?

#BC069E is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 6, 158). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC069E?

#BC069E is RGB 188, 6, 158 — HSL 310°, 94%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 97%, 16%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC069E?

Its complement is #06BC24; analogous partners are #7F06BC and #BC0643. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC069E for text?

White text on #BC069E has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.66:1.