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#BC4EAA — Muted Pink

#BC4EAA 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 #BC4EAA 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.

#BC4EAA 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 #4EBC60; it also sits naturally between #974EBC and #BC4E72. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC4EAA · RGB 188, 78, 170

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Color values

HEX#BC4EAA
RGB188, 78, 170
HSL310°, 45%, 52%
HSV310°, 59%, 74%
CMYK0%, 59%, 10%, 26%
XYZ30.72, 19.04, 40.09
Yxy19.04, 0.3419, 0.2119
CIE-Lab50.74, 55.47, -28.28
Hunter Lab43.64, 52.44, -27.31

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 31% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 10% · Key 26%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BC4EAA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC4EAA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC4EAA

.text { color: #BC4EAA; }
.background { background-color: #BC4EAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC4EAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 78, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(310, 45%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC4EAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 78, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC4EAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 78, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC4EAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC4EAA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC4EAA

#AE429C#9B3B8B#8D357E#7A2E6D#68275D#55204C#43193C#34142E#210D1E#0F060D

Tints of #BC4EAA

#C15CB0#C86FB9#CE7EC1#D590C9#DB9FD1#E0AED8#E7C0E1#EDCFE8#F4E1F1#F9F0F8

Tones of #BC4EAA

#B455A4#AC5D9F#A4659A#9C6D94#95758F#8C7D89

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EBC60:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.37:1 AA large only
Against black text4.81:1 AA

Best text color on #BC4EAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC4EAA

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 #BC4EAA: ·

How #BC4EAA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8C8B94Deuteranopia · #939B8ETritanopia · #B7827E

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:

Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC4EAA rather than the exact color:

Rustic Ruby Ember
#4A5D6E · #9593BF · #695179 · #B551A6
Frozen Zephyr
#30787E · #BC4DB3 · #BEC666 · #BBD8DB
Wild Ruby Cascade
#9AB490 · #6DA29B · #9A9AB9 · #B95BAC
Smoky Drift
#83952F · #3799AE · #C74EB2 · #D7E2C0
Serene Ruby Twilight
#B546A1 · #CE7088 · #D3A997 · #CEC173
Cosmic Mirage
#AC3589 · #CA50A9 · #74D491 · #B9E3C3

Similar colors

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

#B551A6#BC4DB3#B95BAC#C74EB2#B546A1#CA50A9#C84EA1#C240A5#AD48A9#AB4BA6#C75CA6#BB409D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC4EA9  ·  #BC4EAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC4EAA?

#BC4EAA is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 78, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC4EAA?

#BC4EAA is RGB 188, 78, 170 — HSL 310°, 45%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 10%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC4EAA?

Its complement is #4EBC60; analogous partners are #974EBC and #BC4E72. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC4EAA for text?

Black text on #BC4EAA has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.37:1.