Palettes / Colors / #BC348A

#BC348A — Pink

#BC348A 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 #BC348A 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.

#BC348A 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 #34BC66; it also sits naturally between #AA34BC and #BC3446. 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 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 27% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC348A

.text { color: #BC348A; }
.background { background-color: #BC348A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC348A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 52, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(322, 57%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC348A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 52, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC348A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 52, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC348A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC348A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #34BC66:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC348A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC348A

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 #BC348A 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 #BC348A 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

← #BC3489  ·  #BC348B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC348A?

#BC348A is Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 52, 138). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC348A?

#BC348A is RGB 188, 52, 138 — HSL 322°, 57%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 72%, 27%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC348A?

Its complement is #34BC66; analogous partners are #AA34BC and #BC3446. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC348A for text?

White text on #BC348A has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.00:1.