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#BC2FB2 — Pink

#BC2FB2 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 #BC2FB2 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.

#BC2FB2 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 #2FBC38; it also sits naturally between #7F2FBC and #BC2F6C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC2FB2 · RGB 188, 47, 178

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Color values

HEX#BC2FB2
RGB188, 47, 178
HSL304°, 60%, 46%
HSV304°, 75%, 74%
CMYK0%, 75%, 5%, 26%
XYZ29.79, 15.94, 43.63
Yxy15.94, 0.3334, 0.1784
CIE-Lab46.89, 68.55, -39.01
Hunter Lab39.92, 66.51, -40.52

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 18% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 75% · Yellow 5% · Key 26%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BC2FB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC2FB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC2FB2

.text { color: #BC2FB2; }
.background { background-color: #BC2FB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC2FB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 47, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(304, 60%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC2FB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 47, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC2FB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 47, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC2FB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC2FB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC2FB2

#AB2BA3#9B2793#872280#761E70#661A61#561551#451142#310C2F#21081F#100410

Tints of #BC2FB2

#CD37C3#D24BC9#D760CF#DC74D5#E189DC#E79DE2#ECB1E8#F1C6EE#F6DAF4#FBEFFA

Tones of #BC2FB2

#B139A9#A843A1#9D4D98#945790#896187#806B7E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2FBC38:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.01:1 AA
Against black text4.19:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BC2FB2: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC2FB2

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 #BC2FB2: ·

How #BC2FB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7F7E92Deuteranopia · #87928BTritanopia · #B57974

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:

Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC2FB2 rather than the exact color:

Cosmic Ruby Marble
#601887 · #BB28B4 · #C2257C · #5A1923
Honey Dusk
#934CC7 · #B82EB9 · #C54692 · #721F2E
Crystal Solace
#151B69 · #832ADC · #BF25B4 · #A22350
Palette 070739
#070739 · #521477 · #C327AB · #E1E099
Golden Drift
#F5D1F0 · #DD60CE · #B829A7 · #5B1553
Serene Terrace
#AF29B6 · #851262 · #D22662 · #B6201F

Similar colors

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

#BB28B4#B82EB9#BF25B4#C327AB#B829A7#AF29B6#C829B9#B126B9#C225BE#BE30A1#C123A6#C532A3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC2FB1  ·  #BC2FB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC2FB2?

#BC2FB2 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 47, 178). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC2FB2?

#BC2FB2 is RGB 188, 47, 178 — HSL 304°, 60%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 75%, 5%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC2FB2?

Its complement is #2FBC38; analogous partners are #7F2FBC and #BC2F6C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC2FB2 for text?

White text on #BC2FB2 has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.19:1.