Palettes / Colors / #BC49AA

#BC49AA — Muted Pink

#BC49AA 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 #BC49AA 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.

#BC49AA 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 #49BC5A; it also sits naturally between #9349BC and #BC4971. 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 29% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 10% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC49AA

.text { color: #BC49AA; }
.background { background-color: #BC49AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC49AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 73, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(309, 46%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC49AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 73, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC49AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 73, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC49AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC49AA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #49BC5A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC49AA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC49AA

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 #BC49AA 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 #BC49AA 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

← #BC49A9  ·  #BC49AB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC49AA?

#BC49AA is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 73, 170). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC49AA?

#BC49AA is RGB 188, 73, 170 — HSL 309°, 46%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 61%, 10%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC49AA?

Its complement is #49BC5A; analogous partners are #9349BC and #BC4971. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC49AA for text?

Black text on #BC49AA has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.50:1.