Palettes / Colors / #BC7EBE

#BC7EBE — Muted Pink

#BC7EBE 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 #BC7EBE 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.

#BC7EBE 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 #80BE7E; it also sits naturally between #9C7EBE and #BE7EA0. 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 49% · Blue 75%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC7EBE

.text { color: #BC7EBE; }
.background { background-color: #BC7EBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC7EBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 126, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 33%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC7EBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 126, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC7EBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 126, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC7EBE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC7EBE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #80BE7E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC7EBE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC7EBE

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 #BC7EBE 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 #BC7EBE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC7EBE?

#BC7EBE is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 126, 190). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC7EBE?

#BC7EBE is RGB 188, 126, 190 — HSL 298°, 33%, 62% — CMYK 1%, 34%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #BC7EBE?

Its complement is #80BE7E; analogous partners are #9C7EBE and #BE7EA0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC7EBE for text?

Black text on #BC7EBE has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.06:1.