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#BC24AD Color

#BC24AD is rgb(188, 36, 173) in RGB, hsl(306, 68%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 8%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantine (#BD33A4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.88. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC24AD
HEX#BC24AD
RGBrgb(188, 36, 173)
HSLhsl(306, 68%, 44%)
HSVhsv(306, 81%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 8%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(56.2% 0.23 332.8)
LABlab(45.62% 67.81 -37.63)
LCHlch(45.62% 77.55 330.97)

What #BC24AD 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 #BC24AD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 8.88Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 11.08Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 15.07Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 15.52Mauveine#8D029BΔE 15.75Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 17.01

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

#BC24AD Channel Values

How #BC24AD 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 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 68% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 81% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 8% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.26:1 vs white · 3.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC24AD 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 text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BC24AD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BC24AD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC24AD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BC24AD
Complementary
#24BC33
Analogous
#7F24BC
Analogous
#BC2461
Triadic
#ADBC24
Triadic
#24ADBC
Split comp.
#61BC24
Split comp.
#24BC7F

Tints & Shades of #BC24AD

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

#D831C7
#DE4FCF
#E472D9
#EB94E2
#F1B6EB
#F7D4F3

Shades

#A31F96
#8D1B82
#74166A
#5A1153
#400C3B
#2B0827

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC24AD.

How #BC24AD 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#BC24AD
Protanopia#5959AD
Protanomaly#8C49AD
Deuteranopia#7575AA
Deuteranomaly#975FAB
Tritanopia#B34A4A
Tritanomaly#B73E7E
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC24AD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bc24ad: #BC24AD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC24AD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc24ad': '#BC24AD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.141, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_bc24ad">#BC24AD</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC24AD"

More Pink Colors

#BC24AD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BC24AD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC24AD?

#BC24AD is a mid-tone pink — rgb(188, 36, 173) in RGB and hsl(306, 68%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantine (#BD33A4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.88.

What is the RGB value of #BC24AD?

#BC24AD is rgb(188, 36, 173) — red 188, green 36, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC24AD?

#BC24AD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 8%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC24AD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BC24AD scores 5.26:1 against white and 3.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC24AD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC24AD 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 darkmagenta (#8B008B) at a CIE76 distance of 15.52, which is visibly different.

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