Palettes / Colors / #BC2FA3

#BC2FA3 — Pink

#BC2FA3 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 #BC2FA3 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.

#BC2FA3 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 #2FBC49; it also sits naturally between #8F2FBC and #BC2F5B. 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 18% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 75% · Yellow 13% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC2FA3

.text { color: #BC2FA3; }
.background { background-color: #BC2FA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC2FA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 47, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(311, 60%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC2FA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 47, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC2FA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 47, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC2FA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC2FA3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC2FA3

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2FBC49:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC2FA3: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC2FA3

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 #BC2FA3 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 #BC2FA3 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

← #BC2FA2  ·  #BC2FA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC2FA3?

#BC2FA3 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 47, 163). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC2FA3?

#BC2FA3 is RGB 188, 47, 163 — HSL 311°, 60%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 75%, 13%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC2FA3?

Its complement is #2FBC49; analogous partners are #8F2FBC and #BC2F5B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC2FA3 for text?

White text on #BC2FA3 has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.07:1.