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#BC247A Color

#BC247A is rgb(188, 36, 122) in RGB, hsl(326, 68%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 35%, 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 5.82. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC247A
HEX#BC247A
RGBrgb(188, 36, 122)
HSLhsl(326, 68%, 44%)
HSVhsv(326, 81%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 35%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(53.8% 0.199 351.9)
LABlab(43.70% 63.15 -9.78)
LCHlch(43.70% 63.90 351.20)

What #BC247A 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 #BC247A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 5.82Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 7.86Flirt#A2006DΔE 8.95Fuchsia Purple#CC397BΔE 9.34Fandango#B53389ΔE 9.6Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 9.7

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

#BC247A Channel Values

How #BC247A 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 36 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 326° · S 68% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 326° · S 81% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 35% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.72:1 vs white · 3.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC247A 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 text5.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BC247A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BC247A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC247A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BC247A
Complementary
#24BC66
Analogous
#B224BC
Analogous
#BC242E
Triadic
#7ABC24
Triadic
#247ABC
Split comp.
#2EBC24
Split comp.
#24BCB2

Tints & Shades of #BC247A

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

#D83190
#DE4FA0
#E472B2
#EB94C5
#F1B6D8
#F7D4E8

Shades

#A31F6A
#8D1B5C
#74164B
#5A113A
#400C2A
#2B081C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC247A.

How #BC247A 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#BC247A
Protanopia#595979
Protanomaly#8C497A
Deuteranopia#757576
Deuteranomaly#975F78
Tritanopia#B83838
Tritanomaly#BA315A
Achromatopsia#666666

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC247A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bc247a: #BC247A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC247A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc247a': '#BC247A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.141, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_bc247a">#BC247A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC247A"

More Pink Colors

#BC247A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#BC247A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC247A?

#BC247A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(188, 36, 122) in RGB and hsl(326, 68%, 44%) 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 5.82.

What is the RGB value of #BC247A?

#BC247A is rgb(188, 36, 122) — red 188, green 36, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC247A?

#BC247A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 35%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC247A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BC247A scores 5.72:1 against white and 3.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC247A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC247A 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 7.86, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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