Palettes / Colors / #BC157E

#BC157E — Vivid Pink

#BC157E 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 #BC157E 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.

#BC157E 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 #15BC52; it also sits naturally between #A615BC and #BC152B. 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 8% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 89% · Yellow 33% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC157E

.text { color: #BC157E; }
.background { background-color: #BC157E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC157E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 21, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(322, 80%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC157E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 21, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC157E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 21, 126, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC157E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC157E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC157E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #15BC52:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC157E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC157E

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 #BC157E 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 #BC157E 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

← #BC157D  ·  #BC157F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC157E?

#BC157E is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 21, 126). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC157E?

#BC157E is RGB 188, 21, 126 — HSL 322°, 80%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 89%, 33%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC157E?

Its complement is #15BC52; analogous partners are #A615BC and #BC152B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC157E for text?

White text on #BC157E has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.55:1.