Palettes / Colors / #BC347C

#BC347C — Pink

#BC347C 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 #BC347C 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.

#BC347C is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #34BC73; it also sits naturally between #B834BC and #BC3438. 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 20% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 34% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC347C

.text { color: #BC347C; }
.background { background-color: #BC347C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC347C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 52, 124); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(328, 57%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC347C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 52, 124, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC347C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 52, 124, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC347C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC347C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #34BC73:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC347C: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC347C

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 #BC347C 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 #BC347C 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

← #BC347B  ·  #BC347D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC347C?

#BC347C is Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 52, 124). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC347C?

#BC347C is RGB 188, 52, 124 — HSL 328°, 57%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 72%, 34%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC347C?

Its complement is #34BC73; analogous partners are #B834BC and #BC3438. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC347C for text?

White text on #BC347C has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.92:1.