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#BC4EA4 — Muted Pink

#BC4EA4 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 #BC4EA4 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.

#BC4EA4 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 #4EBC65; it also sits naturally between #9C4EBC and #BC4E6D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC4EA4 · RGB 188, 78, 164

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Color values

HEX#BC4EA4
RGB188, 78, 164
HSL313°, 45%, 52%
HSV313°, 59%, 74%
CMYK0%, 59%, 13%, 26%
XYZ30.16, 18.82, 37.16
Yxy18.82, 0.3501, 0.2185
CIE-Lab50.48, 54.52, -25.16
Hunter Lab43.38, 51.31, -23.66

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 #BC4EA4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC4EA4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC4EA4

.text { color: #BC4EA4; }
.background { background-color: #BC4EA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC4EA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 78, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(313, 45%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC4EA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 78, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC4EA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 78, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC4EA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC4EA4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC4EA4

#AE4296#9B3B86#8D357A#7A2E6A#68275A#55204A#43193A#34142D#210D1D#0F060D

Tints of #BC4EA4

#C15CAB#C86FB5#CE7EBD#D590C6#DB9FCE#E0AED5#E7C0DF#EDCFE6#F4E1F0#F9F0F7

Tones of #BC4EA4

#B455A0#AC5D9B#A46597#9C6D92#95758E#8C7D89

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EBC65:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #BC4EA4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC4EA4

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 #BC4EA4: ·

How #BC4EA4 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8C8B8FDeuteranopia · #939B8ATritanopia · #B77F7B

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 #BC4EA4 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
Cosmic Mirage
#AC3589 · #CA50A9 · #74D491 · #B9E3C3
Frozen Zephyr
#30787E · #BC4DB3 · #BEC666 · #BBD8DB

Similar colors

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

#B551A6#B546A1#C84EA1#C25197#CA50A9#BC4DB3#C240A5#B95BAC#BB409D#AD48A9#AB4BA6#C74EB2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC4EA3  ·  #BC4EA5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC4EA4?

#BC4EA4 is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 78, 164). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC4EA4?

#BC4EA4 is RGB 188, 78, 164 — HSL 313°, 45%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 13%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC4EA4?

Its complement is #4EBC65; analogous partners are #9C4EBC and #BC4E6D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC4EA4 for text?

Black text on #BC4EA4 has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.41:1.