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#BC0B60 — Vivid Pink

#BC0B60 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 #BC0B60 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.

#BC0B60 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 #0BBC66; it also sits naturally between #BC0BB9 and #BC0E0B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC0B60 · RGB 188, 11, 96

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Color values

HEX#BC0B60
RGB188, 11, 96
HSL331°, 89%, 39%
HSV331°, 94%, 74%
CMYK0%, 94%, 49%, 26%
XYZ22.97, 11.78, 12.13
Yxy11.78, 0.4900, 0.2512
CIE-Lab40.86, 66.37, 1.80
Hunter Lab34.32, 62.24, 1.24

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 4% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 94% · Yellow 49% · Key 26%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BC0B60 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC0B60 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC0B60

.text { color: #BC0B60; }
.background { background-color: #BC0B60; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC0B60; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 11, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(331, 89%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC0B60; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 11, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC0B60; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 11, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC0B60">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC0B60">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC0B60

#AE0A59#9A094F#8C0848#78073E#6A0636#57052D#480425#35031B#270214#13010A

Tints of #BC0B60

#D90D6F#F10E7C#F32B8B#F4489B#F665AB#F77DB8#F99AC8#FBB7D8#FCCFE5#FEECF4

Tones of #BC0B60

#AF1861#A32461#963162#893E62#7C4B63#705763

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0BBC66:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.26:1 AA
Against black text3.36:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BC0B60: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC0B60

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 #BC0B60: ·

How #BC0B60 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6F6E4BDeuteranopia · #7A8746Tritanopia · #B33B38

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 rose 600 · #E11D48Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777Material Pink 500 · #E91E63

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC0B60 rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Ruby Bloom
#C1115C · #F054A1 · #14E48B · #AEF3D0
Palette 700961
#700961 · #B80D57 · #E03E36 · #FF7C38
Palette C30e59
#C30E59 · #E82561 · #F2AE66 · #E8E7AB
Palette 060047
#060047 · #B3005E · #E90064 · #FF5F9E
Wild Ruby Horizon
#B11057 · #EB1B26 · #F29566 · #F8E4AF
Palette 3d065a
#3D065A · #B51A62 · #70D4B4 · #DDDDC7

Similar colors

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

#C1115C#B80D57#C30E59#B3005E#B11057#B51A62#C61A60#AD1457#CC0066#BF124D#B60071#B01B58

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC0B5F  ·  #BC0B61 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC0B60?

#BC0B60 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 11, 96). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC0B60?

#BC0B60 is RGB 188, 11, 96 — HSL 331°, 89%, 39% — CMYK 0%, 94%, 49%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC0B60?

Its complement is #0BBC66; analogous partners are #BC0BB9 and #BC0E0B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC0B60 for text?

White text on #BC0B60 has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.36:1.