Palettes / Colors / #BC51CD

#BC51CD — Pink

#BC51CD is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #BC51CD 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.

#BC51CD is a cool 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 #62CD51; it also sits naturally between #7E51CD and #CD519F. 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 32% · Blue 80%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 60% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC51CD

.text { color: #BC51CD; }
.background { background-color: #BC51CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC51CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 81, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(292, 55%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC51CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 81, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC51CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 81, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC51CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC51CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC51CD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #62CD51:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC51CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC51CD

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 #BC51CD 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 #BC51CD 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

← #BC51CC  ·  #BC51CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC51CD?

#BC51CD is Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 81, 205). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC51CD?

#BC51CD is RGB 188, 81, 205 — HSL 292°, 55%, 56% — CMYK 8%, 60%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #BC51CD?

Its complement is #62CD51; analogous partners are #7E51CD and #CD519F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC51CD for text?

Black text on #BC51CD has a contrast ratio of 5.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.04:1.