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#BC4EA3 — Muted Pink

#BC4EA3 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 #BC4EA3 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.

#BC4EA3 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 #4EBC67; it also sits naturally between #9E4EBC and #BC4E6B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC4EA3 · RGB 188, 78, 163

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Color values

HEX#BC4EA3
RGB188, 78, 163
HSL314°, 45%, 52%
HSV314°, 59%, 74%
CMYK0%, 59%, 13%, 26%
XYZ30.07, 18.78, 36.69
Yxy18.78, 0.3515, 0.2196
CIE-Lab50.43, 54.36, -24.63
Hunter Lab43.34, 51.13, -23.07

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 31% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 13% · Key 26%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BC4EA3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC4EA3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC4EA3

.text { color: #BC4EA3; }
.background { background-color: #BC4EA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC4EA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 78, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(314, 45%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC4EA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 78, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC4EA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 78, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC4EA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC4EA3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC4EA3

#AE4295#9B3B85#8D3578#7A2E68#682759#552049#431939#34142C#210D1C#0F060D

Tints of #BC4EA3

#C15CAA#C86FB3#CE7EBB#D590C5#DB9FCD#E0AED4#E7C0DE#EDCFE6#F4E1EF#F9F0F7

Tones of #BC4EA3

#B4559E#AC5D99#A46596#9C6D91#95758D#8C7D89

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EBC67:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.41:1 AA large only
Against black text4.76:1 AA

Best text color on #BC4EA3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC4EA3

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 #BC4EA3: ·

How #BC4EA3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8C8B8EDeuteranopia · #939B8ATritanopia · #B77E7B

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 fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC4EA3 rather than the exact color:

Rustic Ruby Ember
#4A5D6E · #9593BF · #695179 · #B551A6
Serene Ruby Twilight
#B546A1 · #CE7088 · #D3A997 · #CEC173
Dreamy Cascade
#615CBC · #573280 · #802D89 · #C84EA1
Honey Breeze
#C25197 · #742333 · #954A32 · #705826
Wild Mirage
#6157BA · #71338F · #BB409D · #5E212D
Misty Voyage
#236D34 · #58C977 · #C240A5 · #E2BAD8

Similar colors

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

#B551A6#B546A1#C84EA1#C25197#BB409D#C240A5#CA50A9#BC4DB3#B95BAC#AD48A9#B24598#AB4BA6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC4EA2  ·  #BC4EA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC4EA3?

#BC4EA3 is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 78, 163). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC4EA3?

#BC4EA3 is RGB 188, 78, 163 — HSL 314°, 45%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 13%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC4EA3?

Its complement is #4EBC67; analogous partners are #9E4EBC and #BC4E6B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC4EA3 for text?

Black text on #BC4EA3 has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.41:1.