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#BC06BC — Vivid Pink

#BC06BC is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkviolet (#9400D3) — not an exact match. CSS darkviolet gives you #9400D3, a different color; use #BC06BC 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.

#BC06BC 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 #06BC06; it also sits naturally between #6106BC and #BC0661. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC06BC · RGB 188, 6, 188

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Color values

HEX#BC06BC
RGB188, 6, 188
HSL300°, 94%, 38%
HSV300°, 97%, 74%
CMYK0%, 97%, 0%, 26%
XYZ29.88, 14.45, 48.79
Yxy14.45, 0.3209, 0.1552
CIE-Lab44.87, 77.59, -48.09
Hunter Lab38.02, 77.01, -53.53

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 2% · Blue 74%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #BC06BC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC06BC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC06BC

.text { color: #BC06BC; }
.background { background-color: #BC06BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC06BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 6, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 94%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC06BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 6, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC06BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 6, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC06BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC06BC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC06BC

#AD05AD#990599#8B048B#770477#680368#590359#450245#360236#230123#140114

Tints of #BC06BC

#DA07DA#F708F7#F820F8#F93EF9#FA5CFA#FB79FB#FC97FC#FDB0FD#FDCEFD#FEEBFE

Tones of #BC06BC

#AF12AF#A220A2#952D95#883A88#7B477B#6D546D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #06BC06:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.40:1 AA
Against black text3.89:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BC06BC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC06BC

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 #BC06BC: ·

How #BC06BC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6D6C90Deuteranopia · #788585Tritanopia · #B36D66

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 fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC06BC rather than the exact color:

Palette 8100d1
#8100D1 · #B500B2 · #FF52A0 · #FFA47F
Misty Tempest
#B115B9 · #E551EB · #21D519 · #A3ED9B
Palette F5eeee
#F5EEEE · #EA21A2 · #AF05AA · #171313
Silent Ruby Aurora
#B715CE · #EA2FD4 · #4EEB37 · #C3F3B6
Electric Harbor
#BD1EBF · #E662CF · #63E661 · #C4F2C6
Honey Ruby Aurora
#AE83EA · #C01EB9 · #EC6792 · #ED946D

Similar colors

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

#B500B2#B115B9#AF05AA#B715CE#BD1EBF#C01EB9#AF16CA#B20FA7#C917C9#BA12A6#B61AAE#AB03A9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC06BB  ·  #BC06BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC06BC?

#BC06BC is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 6, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC06BC?

#BC06BC is RGB 188, 6, 188 — HSL 300°, 94%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 97%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC06BC?

Its complement is #06BC06; analogous partners are #6106BC and #BC0661. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC06BC for text?

White text on #BC06BC has a contrast ratio of 5.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.89:1.