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#BC06FC — Vivid Purple

#BC06FC is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkviolet (#9400D3) — not an exact match. CSS darkviolet gives you #9400D3, a different color; use #BC06FC 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.

#BC06FC is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. 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 #49FD08; it also sits naturally between #4108FD and #FD08C3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC06FC · RGB 188, 6, 252

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Color values

HEX#BC06FC
RGB188, 6, 252
HSL284°, 98%, 51%
HSV284°, 98%, 99%
CMYK25%, 98%, 0%, 1%
XYZ38.37, 17.85, 93.52
Yxy17.85, 0.2563, 0.1192
CIE-Lab49.31, 88.03, -77.50
Hunter Lab42.25, 91.89, -107.96

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 2% · Blue 99%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BC06FC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC06FC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC06FC

.text { color: #BC06FC; }
.background { background-color: #BC06FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC06FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 6, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 98%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC06FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 6, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC06FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 6, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC06FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC06FC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC06FC

#AB02E8#9C02D4#8902BB#7702A2#68018D#550174#43015B#300142#21002D#0F0014

Tints of #BC06FC

#C221FD#C835FD#CF4EFD#D462FD#DB7CFE#E190FE#E7A9FE#EDBDFE#F4D7FF#F9EBFF

Tones of #BC06FC

#B319EB#AB2BDA#A33CC8#9B4EB7#925FA5#8A7194

Color harmonies

Complementary — #49FD08:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.60:1 AA
Against black text4.57:1 AA

Best text color on #BC06FC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC06FC

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 #BC06FC: ·

How #BC06FC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6D6CC0Deuteranopia · #7885B2Tritanopia · #B39187

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 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EATailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC06FC rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Twilight
#25090E · #D7FE3D · #C313FA · #5384F9
Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA
Velvet Harbor
#1B180B · #FA4C7A · #1340FA · #DB13FA
Velvet Bloom
#3B0B0C · #92F717 · #3A55FA · #A823F8
Honey Ruby Ember
#37B911 · #A9F16A · #BF27EB · #E4C7F6
Electric Petal
#3E15AC · #AA1DE4 · #EB57D4 · #F3A0C2

Similar colors

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

#C313FA#B819FA#DB13FA#A823F8#BF27EB#AA1DE4#C424E6#D01AE2#A222F7#C52CF9#DC17EC#C725E5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC06FB  ·  #BC06FD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC06FC?

#BC06FC is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 188, 6, 252). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC06FC?

#BC06FC is RGB 188, 6, 252 — HSL 284°, 98%, 51% — CMYK 25%, 98%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #BC06FC?

Its complement is #49FD08; analogous partners are #4108FD and #FD08C3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC06FC for text?

White text on #BC06FC has a contrast ratio of 4.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.57:1.