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#BC349A Color

#BC349A is rgb(188, 52, 154) in RGB, hsl(315, 57%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 72%, 18%, 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 5.51. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC349A
HEX#BC349A
RGBrgb(188, 52, 154)
HSLhsl(315, 57%, 47%)
HSVhsv(315, 72%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 72%, 18%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(56.4% 0.201 339.8)
LABlab(46.46% 61.39 -25.03)
LCHlch(46.46% 66.29 337.82)

What #BC349A 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 #BC349A, 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.

#BC349A Channel Values

How #BC349A 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 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 315° · S 57% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 315° · S 72% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 72% · Y 18% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.13:1 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 #BC349A 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 text5.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BC349A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC349A; 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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Tints & Shades of #BC349A

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC349A.

How #BC349A 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#BC349A
Protanopia#5F5F9A
Protanomaly#8E519A
Deuteranopia#787897
Deuteranomaly#986498
Tritanopia#B64B4B
Tritanomaly#B84373
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC349A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bc349a: #BC349A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC349A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc349a': '#BC349A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.204, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_bc349a">#BC349A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC349A"

More Pink Colors

#BC349A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BC349A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC349A?

#BC349A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(188, 52, 154) in RGB and hsl(315, 57%, 47%) 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 5.51.

What is the RGB value of #BC349A?

#BC349A is rgb(188, 52, 154) — red 188, green 52, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC349A?

#BC349A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 72%, 18%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC349A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BC349A scores 5.13:1 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 #BC349A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC349A 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 13.74, which is visibly different.

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