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#BC2078 Color

#BC2078 is rgb(188, 32, 120) in RGB, hsl(326, 71%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 83%, 36%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Red-violet (#BB3385), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.9. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC2078
HEX#BC2078
RGBrgb(188, 32, 120)
HSLhsl(326, 71%, 43%)
HSVhsv(326, 83%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 83%, 36%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(53.4% 0.202 352.5)
LABlab(43.31% 63.93 -9.13)
LCHlch(43.31% 64.58 351.87)

What #BC2078 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 #BC2078, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 6.9Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 7.72Flirt#A2006DΔE 9.1Fuchsia Purple#CC397BΔE 9.24Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 9.49Jazzberry Jam#A50B5EΔE 9.72

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

#BC2078 Channel Values

How #BC2078 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 32 · B 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 326° · S 71% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 326° · S 83% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 83% · Y 36% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.81:1 vs white · 3.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC2078 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 text5.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BC2078 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BC2078

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC2078; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BC2078
Complementary
#20BC63
Analogous
#B120BC
Analogous
#BC202A
Triadic
#78BC20
Triadic
#2078BC
Split comp.
#2ABC20
Split comp.
#20BCB1

Tints & Shades of #BC2078

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

#DB298E
#E14CA0
#E76FB3
#EC8EC3
#F2B1D5
#F8D3E8

Shades

#A11B67
#8C1859
#711349
#5C103B
#410B2A
#2C071C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC2078.

How #BC2078 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#BC2078
Protanopia#585877
Protanomaly#8B4878
Deuteranopia#747474
Deuteranomaly#965E76
Tritanopia#B83636
Tritanomaly#BA2E58
Achromatopsia#656565

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC2078 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bc2078: #BC2078;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC2078;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc2078': '#BC2078' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.125, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_bc2078">#BC2078</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC2078"

More Pink Colors

#BC2078 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BC2078 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC2078?

#BC2078 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(188, 32, 120) in RGB and hsl(326, 71%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Red-violet (#BB3385), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.9.

What is the RGB value of #BC2078?

#BC2078 is rgb(188, 32, 120) — red 188, green 32, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC2078?

#BC2078 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 83%, 36%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC2078 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BC2078 scores 5.81:1 against white and 3.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC2078 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC2078 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 7.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.