Palettes / Colors / #BC18BE

#BC18BE — Vivid Pink

#BC18BE is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #BC18BE 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.

#BC18BE 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 #1ABF18; it also sits naturally between #6818BF and #BF186E. 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 9% · Blue 75%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 87% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC18BE

.text { color: #BC18BE; }
.background { background-color: #BC18BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC18BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 24, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 78%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC18BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 24, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC18BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 24, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC18BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC18BE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1ABF18:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC18BE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC18BE

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 #BC18BE 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 #BC18BE 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

← #BC18BD  ·  #BC18BF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC18BE?

#BC18BE is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 24, 190). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC18BE?

#BC18BE is RGB 188, 24, 190 — HSL 299°, 78%, 42% — CMYK 1%, 87%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #BC18BE?

Its complement is #1ABF18; analogous partners are #6818BF and #BF186E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC18BE for text?

White text on #BC18BE has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.01:1.