Palettes / Colors / #BC348F

#BC348F — Pink

#BC348F 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 #BC348F 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.

#BC348F 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 #34BC61; it also sits naturally between #A534BC and #BC344A. 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 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 24% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC348F

.text { color: #BC348F; }
.background { background-color: #BC348F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC348F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 52, 143); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(320, 57%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC348F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 52, 143, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC348F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 52, 143, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC348F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC348F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #34BC61:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC348F: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC348F

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 #BC348F 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 #BC348F 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

← #BC348E  ·  #BC3490 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC348F?

#BC348F is Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 52, 143). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC348F?

#BC348F is RGB 188, 52, 143 — HSL 320°, 57%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 72%, 24%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC348F?

Its complement is #34BC61; analogous partners are #A534BC and #BC344A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC348F for text?

White text on #BC348F has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.03:1.