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#BC3486 Color

#BC3486 is rgb(188, 52, 134) in RGB, hsl(324, 57%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 72%, 29%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Red-violet (#BB3385), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.35. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC3486
HEX#BC3486
RGBrgb(188, 52, 134)
HSLhsl(324, 57%, 47%)
HSVhsv(324, 72%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 72%, 29%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(55.5% 0.189 348)
LABlab(45.77% 59.51 -14.03)
LCHlch(45.77% 61.14 346.73)

What #BC3486 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 #BC3486, 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.

#BC3486 Channel Values

How #BC3486 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 52 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 57% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 72% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 72% · Y 29% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.28:1 vs white · 3.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC3486 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 text5.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BC3486 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BC3486

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC3486; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BC3486

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 #BC3486.

How #BC3486 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#BC3486
Protanopia#5F5F85
Protanomaly#8E5186
Deuteranopia#787883
Deuteranomaly#986484
Tritanopia#B84545
Tritanomaly#B93F65
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC3486 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bc3486: #BC3486;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC3486;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc3486': '#BC3486' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.204, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_bc3486">#BC3486</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC3486"

More Pink Colors

#BC3486 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BC3486 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC3486?

#BC3486 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(188, 52, 134) in RGB and hsl(324, 57%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Red-violet (#BB3385), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.35.

What is the RGB value of #BC3486?

#BC3486 is rgb(188, 52, 134) — red 188, green 52, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC3486?

#BC3486 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 72%, 29%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC3486 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BC3486 scores 5.28:1 against white and 3.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC3486 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC3486 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 10.07, which is visibly different.

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