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#BC4E98 — Muted Pink

#BC4E98 is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #BC4E98 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.

#BC4E98 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 #4EBC72; it also sits naturally between #A94EBC and #BC4E60. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC4E98 · RGB 188, 78, 152

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Color values

HEX#BC4E98
RGB188, 78, 152
HSL320°, 45%, 52%
HSV320°, 59%, 74%
CMYK0%, 59%, 19%, 26%
XYZ29.13, 18.41, 31.72
Yxy18.41, 0.3675, 0.2322
CIE-Lab49.99, 52.69, -18.82
Hunter Lab42.90, 49.18, -16.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 31% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 19% · Key 26%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BC4E98 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC4E98 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC4E98

.text { color: #BC4E98; }
.background { background-color: #BC4E98; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC4E98; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 78, 152); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(320, 45%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC4E98; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 78, 152, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC4E98; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 78, 152, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC4E98">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC4E98">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC4E98

#AE428A#9B3B7B#8D356F#7A2E61#682752#552043#431935#341429#210D1A#0F060C

Tints of #BC4E98

#C15CA0#C86FAA#CE7EB3#D590BE#DB9FC7#E0AECF#E7C0DA#EDCFE3#F4E1EE#F9F0F6

Tones of #BC4E98

#B45595#AC5D92#A4658F#9C6D8C#95758A#8C7D87

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EBC72:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.49:1 AA large only
Against black text4.68:1 AA

Best text color on #BC4E98: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC4E98

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BC4E98: ·

How #BC4E98 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #8C8B86Deuteranopia · #939B82Tritanopia · #B77875

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:

Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC4E98 rather than the exact color:

Honey Breeze
#C25197 · #742333 · #954A32 · #705826
Crimson Ember
#553AB0 · #8632B8 · #A432A1 · #BE498D
Palette Ffde95
#FFDE95 · #ADD899 · #BC5A94 · #F075AA
Radiant Marble
#656E96 · #5B4193 · #9D58AB · #B75A97
Honey Dusk
#934CC7 · #B82EB9 · #C54692 · #721F2E
Serene Ruby Meadow
#26245B · #401C55 · #B24598 · #742E3B

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#C25197#BE498D#BC5A94#B75A97#C54692#B24598#B546A1#BB409D#C84EA1#C15B92#B551A6#B85C8F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC4E97  ·  #BC4E99 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC4E98?

#BC4E98 is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 78, 152). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC4E98?

#BC4E98 is RGB 188, 78, 152 — HSL 320°, 45%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 19%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC4E98?

Its complement is #4EBC72; analogous partners are #A94EBC and #BC4E60. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC4E98 for text?

Black text on #BC4E98 has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.49:1.