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#BC25DA Color

#BC25DA is rgb(188, 37, 218) in RGB, hsl(290, 71%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 83%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.74. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC25DA
HEX#BC25DA
RGBrgb(188, 37, 218)
HSLhsl(290, 71%, 50%)
HSVhsv(290, 83%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 83%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(59% 0.261 319.9)
LABlab(47.96% 72.87 -60.02)
LCHlch(47.96% 94.41 320.52)

What #BC25DA 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 #BC25DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#BC25DA Channel Values

How #BC25DA 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 37 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 71% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 83% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 83% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.76:1 vs white · 4.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC25DA 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 text4.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BC25DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC25DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BC25DA

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC25DA.

How #BC25DA 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#BC25DA
Protanopia#5A5ADA
Protanomaly#8C4ADA
Deuteranopia#7575D8
Deuteranomaly#975FD9
Tritanopia#AD5B5B
Tritanomaly#B34B9E
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC25DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bc25da: #BC25DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC25DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc25da': '#BC25DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.145, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_bc25da">#BC25DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC25DA"

More Pink Colors

#BC25DA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BC25DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC25DA?

#BC25DA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(188, 37, 218) in RGB and hsl(290, 71%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.74.

What is the RGB value of #BC25DA?

#BC25DA is rgb(188, 37, 218) — red 188, green 37, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC25DA?

#BC25DA converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 83%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC25DA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BC25DA scores 4.76:1 against white and 4.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC25DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC25DA 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 13.93, which is visibly different.

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