Palettes / Colors / #BC62BC

#BC62BC — Muted Pink

#BC62BC is a pink color we call Muted 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 #BC62BC 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.

#BC62BC 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 #62BC62; it also sits naturally between #8F62BC and #BC628F. 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 38% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC62BC

.text { color: #BC62BC; }
.background { background-color: #BC62BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC62BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 98, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 40%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC62BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 98, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC62BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 98, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC62BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC62BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #62BC62:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC62BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC62BC

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 #BC62BC 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 #BC62BC 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

← #BC62BB  ·  #BC62BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC62BC?

#BC62BC is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 98, 188). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC62BC?

#BC62BC is RGB 188, 98, 188 — HSL 300°, 40%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 48%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC62BC?

Its complement is #62BC62; analogous partners are #8F62BC and #BC628F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC62BC for text?

Black text on #BC62BC has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.74:1.