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#BC23CC — Pink

#BC23CC 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 #BC23CC 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.

#BC23CC 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 #34CD23; it also sits naturally between #6723CD and #CD2389. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC23CC · RGB 188, 35, 204

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Color values

HEX#BC23CC
RGB188, 35, 204
HSL294°, 71%, 47%
HSV294°, 83%, 80%
CMYK8%, 83%, 0%, 20%
XYZ32.24, 16.25, 58.56
Yxy16.25, 0.3011, 0.1518
CIE-Lab47.30, 75.83, -53.50
Hunter Lab40.32, 75.53, -62.41

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 14% · Blue 80%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 83% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BC23CC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC23CC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC23CC

.text { color: #BC23CC; }
.background { background-color: #BC23CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC23CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 35, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 71%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC23CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 35, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC23CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 35, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC23CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC23CC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC23CC

#AC20BC#981CA6#881994#781683#681371#54105C#440D4A#340A39#200623#100311

Tints of #BC23CC

#CA2EDC#D043DF#D559E3#DB6FE7#E085EA#E596ED#EAACF1#F0C2F5#F5D8F8#FBEEFC

Tones of #BC23CC

#B22FC1#A93BB5#9F47A9#95549C#8B6090#816C84

Color harmonies

Complementary — #34CD23:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.94:1 AA
Against black text4.25:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BC23CC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC23CC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BC23CC: ·

How #BC23CC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #7A78A3Deuteranopia · #838E99Tritanopia · #B4837C

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC23CC rather than the exact color:

Tender Whisper
#673CCD · #BF23CC · #A11A57 · #B0422B
Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6
Smoky Whisper
#29AB22 · #84E57E · #BC27C3 · #EDBFED
Lucky Ruby Monsoon
#E5ABF2 · #D577E9 · #B11FD1 · #811B97
Vivid Ruby Lagoon
#DD85F0 · #D066E6 · #B927D8 · #530F61
Electric Harbor
#BD1EBF · #E662CF · #63E661 · #C4F2C6

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#BF23CC#BF1FC6#BC27C3#B11FD1#B927D8#BD1EBF#B931C9#B121C2#B715CE#B81FDA#C225BE#CA1DC6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC23CB  ·  #BC23CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC23CC?

#BC23CC is Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 35, 204). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC23CC?

#BC23CC is RGB 188, 35, 204 — HSL 294°, 71%, 47% — CMYK 8%, 83%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #BC23CC?

Its complement is #34CD23; analogous partners are #6723CD and #CD2389. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC23CC for text?

White text on #BC23CC has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.25:1.