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#BC24BA Color

#BC24BA is rgb(188, 36, 186) in RGB, hsl(301, 68%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 1%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.8. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC24BA
HEX#BC24BA
RGBrgb(188, 36, 186)
HSLhsl(301, 68%, 44%)
HSVhsv(301, 81%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 1%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(56.9% 0.239 328.8)
LABlab(46.22% 69.23 -44.33)
LCHlch(46.22% 82.21 327.37)

What #BC24BA 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 #BC24BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 5.8Mauveine#8D029BΔE 14.62Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 15.39Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 16.21Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 17.62Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 17.76

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

#BC24BA Channel Values

How #BC24BA 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 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 301° · S 68% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 301° · S 81% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 1% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.12:1 vs white · 4.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC24BA 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 text5.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BC24BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BC24BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC24BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BC24BA
Complementary
#24BC26
Analogous
#7324BC
Analogous
#BC246E
Triadic
#BABC24
Triadic
#24BABC
Split comp.
#6EBC24
Split comp.
#24BC73

Tints & Shades of #BC24BA

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

#D831D5
#DE4FDB
#E472E2
#EB94E9
#F1B6F0
#F7D4F6

Shades

#A31FA1
#8D1B8B
#741672
#5A1159
#400C3F
#2B082A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC24BA.

How #BC24BA 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#BC24BA
Protanopia#5959BA
Protanomaly#8C49BA
Deuteranopia#7575B8
Deuteranomaly#975FB9
Tritanopia#B24F4F
Tritanomaly#B64187
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC24BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bc24ba: #BC24BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC24BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc24ba': '#BC24BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.141, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_bc24ba">#BC24BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC24BA"

More Pink Colors

#BC24BA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BC24BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC24BA?

#BC24BA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(188, 36, 186) in RGB and hsl(301, 68%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.8.

What is the RGB value of #BC24BA?

#BC24BA is rgb(188, 36, 186) — red 188, green 36, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC24BA?

#BC24BA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 1%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC24BA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BC24BA scores 5.12:1 against white and 4.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC24BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC24BA 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 16.21, which is visibly different.

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