Palettes / Colors / #BC22BF

#BC22BF — Pink

#BC22BF is a pink color we call 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 #BC22BF 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.

#BC22BF 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 #24BF22; it also sits naturally between #6E22BF and #BF2273. 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 13% · Blue 75%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC22BF

.text { color: #BC22BF; }
.background { background-color: #BC22BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC22BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 34, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 70%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC22BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 34, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC22BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 34, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC22BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC22BF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC22BF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #24BF22:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC22BF: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC22BF

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 #BC22BF 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 #BC22BF 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

← #BC22BE  ·  #BC22C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC22BF?

#BC22BF is Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 34, 191). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC22BF?

#BC22BF is RGB 188, 34, 191 — HSL 299°, 70%, 44% — CMYK 2%, 82%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #BC22BF?

Its complement is #24BF22; analogous partners are #6E22BF and #BF2273. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC22BF for text?

White text on #BC22BF has a contrast ratio of 5.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.12:1.