Palettes / Colors / #BC249F

#BC249F — Pink

#BC249F is a pink color we call 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 #BC249F 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.

#BC249F 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 #24BC40; it also sits naturally between #8C24BC and #BC2454. 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 14% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 15% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC249F

.text { color: #BC249F; }
.background { background-color: #BC249F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC249F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 36, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(311, 68%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC249F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 36, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC249F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 36, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC249F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC249F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #24BC40:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC249F: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC249F

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 #BC249F 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 #BC249F 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

← #BC249E  ·  #BC24A0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC249F?

#BC249F is Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 36, 159). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC249F?

#BC249F is RGB 188, 36, 159 — HSL 311°, 68%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 81%, 15%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC249F?

Its complement is #24BC40; analogous partners are #8C24BC and #BC2454. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC249F for text?

White text on #BC249F has a contrast ratio of 5.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.89:1.