Palettes / Colors / #BC06D8

#BC06D8 — Vivid Pink

#BC06D8 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 #BC06D8 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.

#BC06D8 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 #22DB06; it also sits naturally between #5406DB and #DB068D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 2% · Blue 85%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 97% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC06D8

.text { color: #BC06D8; }
.background { background-color: #BC06D8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC06D8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 6, 216); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(292, 95%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC06D8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 6, 216, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC06D8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 6, 216, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC06D8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC06D8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #22DB06:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC06D8: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC06D8

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:

How #BC06D8 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC06D8 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC06D8?

#BC06D8 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 6, 216). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC06D8?

#BC06D8 is RGB 188, 6, 216 — HSL 292°, 95%, 44% — CMYK 13%, 97%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #BC06D8?

Its complement is #22DB06; analogous partners are #5406DB and #DB068D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC06D8 for text?

White text on #BC06D8 has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.16:1.