Palettes / Colors / #BC30CF

#BC30CF — Pink

#BC30CF 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 #BC30CF 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.

#BC30CF 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 #43CF30; it also sits naturally between #6D30CF and #CF3092. 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 19% · Blue 81%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC30CF

.text { color: #BC30CF; }
.background { background-color: #BC30CF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC30CF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 48, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 62%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC30CF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 48, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC30CF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 48, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC30CF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC30CF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #43CF30:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC30CF: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC30CF

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 #BC30CF 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 #BC30CF 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

← #BC30CE  ·  #BC30D0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC30CF?

#BC30CF is Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 48, 207). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC30CF?

#BC30CF is RGB 188, 48, 207 — HSL 293°, 62%, 50% — CMYK 9%, 77%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #BC30CF?

Its complement is #43CF30; analogous partners are #6D30CF and #CF3092. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC30CF for text?

White text on #BC30CF has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.46:1.