Palettes / Colors / #BC0BB9

#BC0BB9 — Vivid Pink

#BC0BB9 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 #BC0BB9 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.

#BC0BB9 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 #0BBC0E; it also sits naturally between #660BBC and #BC0B60. 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 4% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 94% · Yellow 2% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC0BB9

.text { color: #BC0BB9; }
.background { background-color: #BC0BB9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC0BB9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 11, 185); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 89%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC0BB9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 11, 185, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC0BB9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 11, 185, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC0BB9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC0BB9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0BBC0E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC0BB9: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC0BB9

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 #BC0BB9 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 #BC0BB9 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

← #BC0BB8  ·  #BC0BBA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC0BB9?

#BC0BB9 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 11, 185). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC0BB9?

#BC0BB9 is RGB 188, 11, 185 — HSL 301°, 89%, 39% — CMYK 0%, 94%, 2%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC0BB9?

Its complement is #0BBC0E; analogous partners are #660BBC and #BC0B60. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC0BB9 for text?

White text on #BC0BB9 has a contrast ratio of 5.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.89:1.