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#BC06A4 — Vivid Pink

#BC06A4 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 #BC06A4 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.

#BC06A4 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 #06BC1E; it also sits naturally between #7906BC and #BC0649. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC06A4 · RGB 188, 6, 164

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Color values

HEX#BC06A4
RGB188, 6, 164
HSL308°, 94%, 38%
HSV308°, 97%, 74%
CMYK0%, 97%, 13%, 26%
XYZ27.51, 13.50, 36.28
Yxy13.50, 0.3559, 0.1747
CIE-Lab43.51, 74.21, -36.05
Hunter Lab36.75, 72.41, -36.15

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 2% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 97% · Yellow 13% · Key 26%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BC06A4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC06A4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC06A4

.text { color: #BC06A4; }
.background { background-color: #BC06A4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC06A4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 6, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(308, 94%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC06A4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 6, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC06A4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 6, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC06A4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC06A4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC06A4

#AD0597#990586#8B0479#770467#68035A#59034E#45023C#36022F#23011E#140111

Tints of #BC06A4

#DA07BE#F708D7#F820DB#F93EE0#FA5CE5#FB79EA#FC97EE#FDB0F2#FDCEF7#FEEBFC

Tones of #BC06A4

#AF129A#A22091#952D87#883A7D#7B4774#6D546A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #06BC1E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.68:1 AA
Against black text3.70:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BC06A4: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC06A4

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 #BC06A4: ·

How #BC06A4 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6D6C7EDeuteranopia · #788575Tritanopia · #B36059

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 fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC06A4 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 8100d1
#8100D1 · #B500B2 · #FF52A0 · #FFA47F
Ruby Cascade
#5003C0 · #AB03A9 · #FF467A · #FFD51E

Similar colors

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

#BA12A6#B20FA7#C511A6#AF05AA#B500B2#AB03A9#CA13AA#C21292#B61AAE#C51B9F#B30F90#CE17AA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC06A3  ·  #BC06A5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC06A4?

#BC06A4 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 6, 164). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC06A4?

#BC06A4 is RGB 188, 6, 164 — HSL 308°, 94%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 97%, 13%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC06A4?

Its complement is #06BC1E; analogous partners are #7906BC and #BC0649. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC06A4 for text?

White text on #BC06A4 has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.70:1.