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#BC4AD3 Color

#BC4AD3 is rgb(188, 74, 211) in RGB, hsl(290, 61%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 65%, 0%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC4AD3
HEX#BC4AD3
RGBrgb(188, 74, 211)
HSLhsl(290, 61%, 56%)
HSVhsv(290, 65%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 65%, 0%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(61.5% 0.218 320.5)
LABlab(51.89% 60.21 -49.77)
LCHlch(51.89% 78.12 320.42)

What #BC4AD3 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 #BC4AD3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 5.87Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 11.31Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 13.93Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 14.06Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 14.15Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 16.52

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

#BC4AD3 Channel Values

How #BC4AD3 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 74 · B 2118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 61% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 65% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.15:1 vs white · 5.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC4AD3 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BC4AD3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BC4AD3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC4AD3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BC4AD3
Complementary
#61D34A
Analogous
#784AD3
Analogous
#D34AA6
Triadic
#D3BC4A
Triadic
#4AD3BC
Split comp.
#A6D34A
Split comp.
#4AD378

Tints & Shades of #BC4AD3

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

#C663D9
#CF7CDF
#D894E5
#E1ADEB
#EAC6F1
#F3DEF7

Shades

#B031C9
#9329A8
#7A228C
#5D1A6B
#44134E
#270B2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC4AD3.

How #BC4AD3 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#BC4AD3
Protanopia#6969D3
Protanomaly#925ED3
Deuteranopia#7F7FD1
Deuteranomaly#9B6ED2
Tritanopia#AF6969
Tritanomaly#B45E9F
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC4AD3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bc4ad3: #BC4AD3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC4AD3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc4ad3': '#BC4AD3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.290, blue: 0.827)
Android XML<color name="color_bc4ad3">#BC4AD3</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC4AD3"

More Pink Colors

#BC4AD3 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#BC4AD3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC4AD3?

#BC4AD3 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(188, 74, 211) in RGB and hsl(290, 61%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.87.

What is the RGB value of #BC4AD3?

#BC4AD3 is rgb(188, 74, 211) — red 188, green 74, and blue 211 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC4AD3?

#BC4AD3 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 65%, 0%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC4AD3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BC4AD3 scores 4.15:1 against white and 5.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC4AD3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC4AD3 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 5.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #BC4AD3 in a Tool

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