Palettes / Colors / #BC18DD

#BC18DD — Vivid Pink

#BC18DD 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 #BC18DD 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.

#BC18DD 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 #39DC18; it also sits naturally between #5A18DC and #DC189B. 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 87%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 89% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC18DD

.text { color: #BC18DD; }
.background { background-color: #BC18DD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC18DD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 24, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 80%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC18DD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 24, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC18DD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 24, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC18DD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC18DD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #39DC18:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC18DD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC18DD

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 #BC18DD 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 #BC18DD 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

← #BC18DC  ·  #BC18DE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC18DD?

#BC18DD is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 24, 221). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC18DD?

#BC18DD is RGB 188, 24, 221 — HSL 290°, 80%, 48% — CMYK 15%, 89%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #BC18DD?

Its complement is #39DC18; analogous partners are #5A18DC and #DC189B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC18DD for text?

White text on #BC18DD has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.31:1.