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#BC0685 Color

#BC0685 is rgb(188, 6, 133) in RGB, hsl(318, 94%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 29%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Artist's Purple (#C71585), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.36. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC0685
HEX#BC0685
RGBrgb(188, 6, 133)
HSLhsl(318, 94%, 38%)
HSVhsv(318, 97%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 29%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(53% 0.221 346.5)
LABlab(42.37% 68.73 -18.56)
LCHlch(42.37% 71.19 344.89)

What #BC0685 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BC0685, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 5.36Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 5.92Flirt#A2006DΔE 10.62Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 10.78Fandango#B53389ΔE 10.79Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 13.71

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#BC0685 Channel Values

How #BC0685 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 188 · G 6 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 94% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 97% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 29% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.99:1 vs white · 3.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC0685 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BC0685 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BC0685

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC0685; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BC0685
Complementary
#06BC3C
Analogous
#9806BC
Analogous
#BC062A
Triadic
#85BC06
Triadic
#0685BC
Split comp.
#2ABC06
Split comp.
#06BC98

Tints & Shades of #BC0685

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E907A5
#F820B7
#F94DC6
#FB74D2
#FCA1E1
#FDC9ED

Shades

#A30574
#8B0462
#720451
#5E0343
#450231
#2D0120

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC0685.

How #BC0685 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BC0685
Protanopia#535384
Protanomaly#8A4185
Deuteranopia#727281
Deuteranomaly#955A83
Tritanopia#B73131
Tritanomaly#B9265E
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC0685 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bc0685: #BC0685;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC0685;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc0685': '#BC0685' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.024, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_bc0685">#BC0685</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC0685"

More Pink Colors

#BC0685 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BC0685 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC0685?

#BC0685 is a dark pink — rgb(188, 6, 133) in RGB and hsl(318, 94%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Artist's Purple (#C71585), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #BC0685?

#BC0685 is rgb(188, 6, 133) — red 188, green 6, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC0685?

#BC0685 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 29%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC0685 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BC0685 scores 5.99:1 against white and 3.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC0685 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC0685 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 5.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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