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#BC1A6B Color

#BC1A6B is rgb(188, 26, 107) in RGB, hsl(330, 76%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 86%, 43%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Telemagenta (#CF3476), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC1A6B
HEX#BC1A6B
RGBrgb(188, 26, 107)
HSLhsl(330, 76%, 42%)
HSVhsv(330, 86%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 86%, 43%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(52.6% 0.201 357.6)
LABlab(42.49% 64.26 -2.24)
LCHlch(42.49% 64.30 358.00)

What #BC1A6B 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 #BC1A6B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Telemagenta#CF3476ΔE 6.99Fuchsia Purple#CC397BΔE 7.03Jazzberry Jam#A50B5EΔE 7.39Magenta (Pantone)#D0417EΔE 9.3Dark Fuchsia#A00955ΔE 9.7Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 10.24

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

#BC1A6B Channel Values

How #BC1A6B 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 26 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 76% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 86% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 86% · Y 43% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6:1 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 #BC1A6B 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 text6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BC1A6B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BC1A6B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC1A6B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BC1A6B
Complementary
#1ABC6B
Analogous
#BC1ABC
Analogous
#BC1A1A
Triadic
#6BBC1A
Triadic
#1A6BBC
Split comp.
#1ABC1A
Split comp.
#1ABCBC

Tints & Shades of #BC1A6B

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

#E01F80
#E54394
#EA66A8
#EF8ABD
#F4AED1
#F9D2E6

Shades

#A6175E
#8B134F
#751042
#5A0C33
#430926
#280617

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC1A6B.

How #BC1A6B 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#BC1A6B
Protanopia#57576A
Protanomaly#8B466B
Deuteranopia#747466
Deuteranomaly#965C68
Tritanopia#B92E2E
Tritanomaly#BA274E
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC1A6B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bc1a6b: #BC1A6B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC1A6B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc1a6b': '#BC1A6B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.102, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_bc1a6b">#BC1A6B</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC1A6B"

More Pink Colors

#BC1A6B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#BC1A6B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC1A6B?

#BC1A6B is a mid-tone pink — rgb(188, 26, 107) in RGB and hsl(330, 76%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Telemagenta (#CF3476), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.99.

What is the RGB value of #BC1A6B?

#BC1A6B is rgb(188, 26, 107) — red 188, green 26, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC1A6B?

#BC1A6B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 86%, 43%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC1A6B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BC1A6B scores 6:1 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 #BC1A6B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC1A6B 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 13.23, which is visibly different.

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