Palettes / Colors / #BC0B60
#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.
Color values
| HEX | #BC0B60 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 11, 96 |
| HSL | 331°, 89%, 39% |
| HSV | 331°, 94%, 74% |
| CMYK | 0%, 94%, 49%, 26% |
| XYZ | 22.97, 11.78, 12.13 |
| Yxy | 11.78, 0.4900, 0.2512 |
| CIE-Lab | 40.86, 66.37, 1.80 |
| Hunter Lab | 34.32, 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
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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>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #0BBC66:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 6.26:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 3.36:1 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:
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:
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 #BC0B60 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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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.