Palettes / Colors / #BC159E
#BC159E — Vivid Pink
#BC159E 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 #BC159E 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.
#BC159E 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 #15BC34; it also sits naturally between #8715BC and #BC154A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BC159E |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 21, 158 |
| HSL | 311°, 80%, 41% |
| HSV | 311°, 89%, 74% |
| CMYK | 0%, 89%, 16%, 26% |
| XYZ | 27.18, 13.70, 33.56 |
| Yxy | 13.70, 0.3651, 0.1840 |
| CIE-Lab | 43.79, 71.67, -32.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 37.01, 69.39, -31.02 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 8% · Blue 62%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 89% · Yellow 16% · Key 26%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BC159E
.text { color: #BC159E; }
.background { background-color: #BC159E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC159E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 21, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(311, 80%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC159E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 21, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC159E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 21, 158, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BC159E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC159E">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #15BC34:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 5.62:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 3.74:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #BC159E: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC159E
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 #BC159E: ·
How #BC159E 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 #BC159E 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 #BC159E?
#BC159E is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 21, 158). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BC159E?
#BC159E is RGB 188, 21, 158 — HSL 311°, 80%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 89%, 16%, 26%.
What colors go with #BC159E?
Its complement is #15BC34; analogous partners are #8715BC and #BC154A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BC159E for text?
White text on #BC159E has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.74:1.