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#BC34CB Color

#BC34CB is rgb(188, 52, 203) in RGB, hsl(294, 59%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 74%, 0%, 20%) 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 6.16. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC34CB
HEX#BC34CB
RGBrgb(188, 52, 203)
HSLhsl(294, 59%, 50%)
HSVhsv(294, 74%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 74%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(59% 0.237 323.6)
LABlab(48.60% 66.98 -50.41)
LCHlch(48.60% 83.83 323.03)

What #BC34CB 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 #BC34CB, 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.

#BC34CB Channel Values

How #BC34CB 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 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 294° · S 59% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 294° · S 74% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.68:1 vs white · 4.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC34CB 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 text4.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BC34CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC34CB; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BC34CB

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 #BC34CB.

How #BC34CB 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#BC34CB
Protanopia#5F5FCB
Protanomaly#8E51CB
Deuteranopia#7878C9
Deuteranomaly#9864CA
Tritanopia#AF5B5B
Tritanomaly#B54E95
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC34CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bc34cb: #BC34CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC34CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc34cb': '#BC34CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.204, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_bc34cb">#BC34CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC34CB"

More Pink Colors

#BC34CB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BC34CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC34CB?

#BC34CB is a mid-tone pink — rgb(188, 52, 203) in RGB and hsl(294, 59%, 50%) 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 6.16.

What is the RGB value of #BC34CB?

#BC34CB is rgb(188, 52, 203) — red 188, green 52, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC34CB?

#BC34CB converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 74%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC34CB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BC34CB scores 4.68:1 against white and 4.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC34CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC34CB 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 13.21, which is visibly different.

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