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#BC06BF — Vivid Pink

#BC06BF 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 #BC06BF 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.

#BC06BF is a cool 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 #09C106; it also sits naturally between #6006C1 and #C10667. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC06BF · RGB 188, 6, 191

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Color values

HEX#BC06BF
RGB188, 6, 191
HSL299°, 94%, 39%
HSV299°, 97%, 75%
CMYK2%, 97%, 0%, 25%
XYZ30.21, 14.58, 50.51
Yxy14.58, 0.3170, 0.1530
CIE-Lab45.06, 78.04, -49.55
Hunter Lab38.19, 77.63, -55.84

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 2% · Blue 75%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 97% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BC06BF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC06BF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC06BF

.text { color: #BC06BF; }
.background { background-color: #BC06BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC06BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 6, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 94%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC06BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 6, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC06BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 6, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC06BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC06BF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC06BF

#AF06B2#9C059E#8D048F#7A047C#6B036D#580359#49024A#360236#270128#130114

Tints of #BC06BF

#DB07DF#F308F7#F525F8#F643F9#F861FA#F979FB#FA97FC#FCB5FD#FDCEFD#FEEBFE

Tones of #BC06BF

#B113B4#A421A6#972E99#8A3C8B#7D497E#705770

Color harmonies

Complementary — #09C106:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.36:1 AA
Against black text3.92:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BC06BF: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC06BF

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 #BC06BF: ·

How #BC06BF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6D6C92Deuteranopia · #788588Tritanopia · #B36F67

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 #BC06BF rather than the exact color:

Palette 8100d1
#8100D1 · #B500B2 · #FF52A0 · #FFA47F
Misty Tempest
#B115B9 · #E551EB · #21D519 · #A3ED9B
Silent Ruby Aurora
#B715CE · #EA2FD4 · #4EEB37 · #C3F3B6
Vintage Horizon
#651EAF · #AF16CA · #C0259F · #D72772
Crimson Dusk
#C917C9 · #EA42D9 · #1AE019 · #C8F5CA
Electric Harbor
#BD1EBF · #E662CF · #63E661 · #C4F2C6

Similar colors

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

#B500B2#B115B9#B715CE#AF16CA#C917C9#BD1EBF#AF05AA#C01EB9#A613C4#BF1FC6#B61AAE#B41CB1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC06BE  ·  #BC06C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC06BF?

#BC06BF is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 6, 191). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC06BF?

#BC06BF is RGB 188, 6, 191 — HSL 299°, 94%, 39% — CMYK 2%, 97%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #BC06BF?

Its complement is #09C106; analogous partners are #6006C1 and #C10667. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC06BF for text?

White text on #BC06BF has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.92:1.