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#BC207D Color

#BC207D is rgb(188, 32, 125) in RGB, hsl(324, 71%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 83%, 34%, 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 5.58. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC207D
HEX#BC207D
RGBrgb(188, 32, 125)
HSLhsl(324, 71%, 43%)
HSVhsv(324, 83%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 83%, 34%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(53.6% 0.204 350.4)
LABlab(43.46% 64.30 -11.99)
LCHlch(43.46% 65.41 349.44)

What #BC207D 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 #BC207D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 5.58Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 5.91Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 7.67Flirt#A2006DΔE 8.23Fandango#B53389ΔE 8.62Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 10.51

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

#BC207D Channel Values

How #BC207D 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 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 71% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 83% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 83% · Y 34% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.77:1 vs white · 3.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC207D 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 text5.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BC207D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BC207D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC207D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BC207D
Complementary
#20BC5E
Analogous
#AC20BC
Analogous
#BC202F
Triadic
#7DBC20
Triadic
#207DBC
Split comp.
#2FBC20
Split comp.
#20BCAC

Tints & Shades of #BC207D

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

#DB2994
#E14CA5
#E76FB7
#EC8EC6
#F2B1D8
#F8D3E9

Shades

#A11B6C
#8C185D
#71134C
#5C103D
#410B2C
#2C071D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC207D.

How #BC207D 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#BC207D
Protanopia#58587C
Protanomaly#8B487D
Deuteranopia#747479
Deuteranomaly#965E7B
Tritanopia#B83737
Tritanomaly#BA2F5B
Achromatopsia#666666

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC207D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bc207d: #BC207D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC207D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc207d': '#BC207D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.125, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_bc207d">#BC207D</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC207D"

More Pink Colors

#BC207D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BC207D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC207D?

#BC207D is a mid-tone pink — rgb(188, 32, 125) in RGB and hsl(324, 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 5.58.

What is the RGB value of #BC207D?

#BC207D is rgb(188, 32, 125) — red 188, green 32, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC207D?

#BC207D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 83%, 34%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC207D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BC207D scores 5.77:1 against white and 3.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC207D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC207D 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 5.91, 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.