Palettes / Colors / #BC41BF

#BC41BF — Muted Pink

#BC41BF is a pink color we call Muted 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 #BC41BF 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.

#BC41BF is a cool 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 #42BF40; it also sits naturally between #7D40BF and #BF4082. 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 25% · Blue 75%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 66% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC41BF

.text { color: #BC41BF; }
.background { background-color: #BC41BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC41BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 65, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 50%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC41BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 65, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC41BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 65, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC41BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC41BF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #42BF40:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC41BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC41BF

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 #BC41BF 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 #BC41BF 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

← #BC41BE  ·  #BC41C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC41BF?

#BC41BF is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 65, 191). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC41BF?

#BC41BF is RGB 188, 65, 191 — HSL 299°, 50%, 50% — CMYK 2%, 66%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #BC41BF?

Its complement is #42BF40; analogous partners are #7D40BF and #BF4082. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC41BF for text?

Black text on #BC41BF has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.52:1.