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#BC1A73 Color

#BC1A73 is rgb(188, 26, 115) in RGB, hsl(327, 76%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 86%, 39%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fuchsia Purple (#CC397B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.46. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC1A73
HEX#BC1A73
RGBrgb(188, 26, 115)
HSLhsl(327, 76%, 42%)
HSVhsv(327, 86%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 86%, 39%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(52.9% 0.204 354.2)
LABlab(42.72% 64.80 -6.91)
LCHlch(42.72% 65.16 353.92)

What #BC1A73 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 #BC1A73, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fuchsia Purple#CC397BΔE 8.46Jazzberry Jam#A50B5EΔE 8.57Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 8.95Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 9.15Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 9.24Telemagenta#CF3476ΔE 9.79

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

#BC1A73 Channel Values

How #BC1A73 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 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 327° · S 76% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 327° · S 86% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 86% · Y 39% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.94:1 vs white · 3.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC1A73 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 text5.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BC1A73 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BC1A73

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC1A73; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BC1A73
Complementary
#1ABC63
Analogous
#B41ABC
Analogous
#BC1A22
Triadic
#73BC1A
Triadic
#1A73BC
Split comp.
#22BC1A
Split comp.
#1ABCB4

Tints & Shades of #BC1A73

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

#E01F89
#E5439C
#EA66AF
#EF8AC2
#F4AED5
#F9D2E7

Shades

#A61766
#8B1355
#751047
#5A0C37
#430929
#280619

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC1A73.

How #BC1A73 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#BC1A73
Protanopia#575772
Protanomaly#8B4673
Deuteranopia#74746F
Deuteranomaly#965C70
Tritanopia#B93131
Tritanomaly#BA2953
Achromatopsia#646464

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Using #BC1A73 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bc1a73: #BC1A73;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC1A73;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc1a73': '#BC1A73' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.102, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_bc1a73">#BC1A73</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC1A73"

More Pink Colors

#BC1A73 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#BC1A73 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC1A73?

#BC1A73 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(188, 26, 115) in RGB and hsl(327, 76%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fuchsia Purple (#CC397B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.46.

What is the RGB value of #BC1A73?

#BC1A73 is rgb(188, 26, 115) — red 188, green 26, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC1A73?

#BC1A73 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 86%, 39%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC1A73 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BC1A73 scores 5.94:1 against white and 3.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC1A73 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC1A73 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 8.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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