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#BC0DBF — Vivid Pink

#BC0DBF 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 #BC0DBF 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.

#BC0DBF 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 #10BF0D; it also sits naturally between #630DBF and #BF0D69. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC0DBF · RGB 188, 13, 191

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Color values

HEX#BC0DBF
RGB188, 13, 191
HSL299°, 87%, 40%
HSV299°, 93%, 75%
CMYK2%, 93%, 0%, 25%
XYZ30.29, 14.74, 50.54
Yxy14.74, 0.3169, 0.1542
CIE-Lab45.28, 77.39, -49.20
Hunter Lab38.39, 76.87, -55.31

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 5% · Blue 75%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 93% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BC0DBF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC0DBF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC0DBF

.text { color: #BC0DBF; }
.background { background-color: #BC0DBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC0DBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 13, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 87%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC0DBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 13, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC0DBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 13, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC0DBF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC0DBF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC0DBF

#A90CAC#9B0B9D#880A8A#7A097C#670769#550656#460548#340434#260326#130113

Tints of #BC0DBF

#D80FDB#EB15EF#EE32F1#F04AF2#F266F4#F483F6#F69BF8#F9B7FA#FBCFFC#FDECFE

Tones of #BC0DBF

#B019B3#A327A5#973399#8A408C#7F4D80#725A72

Color harmonies

Complementary — #10BF0D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.32:1 AA
Against black text3.95:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BC0DBF: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC0DBF

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 #BC0DBF: ·

How #BC0DBF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #706F94Deuteranopia · #7A888ATritanopia · #B3726A

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 · #C026D3Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC0DBF rather than the exact color:

Misty Tempest
#B115B9 · #E551EB · #21D519 · #A3ED9B
Electric Harbor
#BD1EBF · #E662CF · #63E661 · #C4F2C6
Silent Ruby Aurora
#B715CE · #EA2FD4 · #4EEB37 · #C3F3B6
Honey Ruby Aurora
#AE83EA · #C01EB9 · #EC6792 · #ED946D
Crimson Dusk
#C917C9 · #EA42D9 · #1AE019 · #C8F5CA
Vintage Horizon
#651EAF · #AF16CA · #C0259F · #D72772

Similar colors

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

#B115B9#BD1EBF#B715CE#C01EB9#C917C9#AF16CA#BF1FC6#B500B2#B41CB1#B61AAE#CA1DC6#CB1EBC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC0DBE  ·  #BC0DC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC0DBF?

#BC0DBF is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 13, 191). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC0DBF?

#BC0DBF is RGB 188, 13, 191 — HSL 299°, 87%, 40% — CMYK 2%, 93%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #BC0DBF?

Its complement is #10BF0D; analogous partners are #630DBF and #BF0D69. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC0DBF for text?

White text on #BC0DBF has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.95:1.