Palettes / Colors / #BC64CA

#BC64CA — Muted Pink

#BC64CA 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 #BC64CA 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.

#BC64CA 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 #71CA63; it also sits naturally between #8963CA and #CA63A4. 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 39% · Blue 79%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC64CA

.text { color: #BC64CA; }
.background { background-color: #BC64CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC64CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 100, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(292, 49%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC64CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 100, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC64CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 100, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC64CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC64CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #71CA63:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC64CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC64CA

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 #BC64CA 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 #BC64CA 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

← #BC64C9  ·  #BC64CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC64CA?

#BC64CA is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 100, 202). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC64CA?

#BC64CA is RGB 188, 100, 202 — HSL 292°, 49%, 59% — CMYK 7%, 50%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #BC64CA?

Its complement is #71CA63; analogous partners are #8963CA and #CA63A4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC64CA for text?

Black text on #BC64CA has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.61:1.