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#BC679D Color

#BC679D is rgb(188, 103, 157) in RGB, hsl(322, 39%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 45%, 16%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearly Purple (#B768A2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC679D
HEX#BC679D
RGBrgb(188, 103, 157)
HSLhsl(322, 39%, 57%)
HSVhsv(322, 45%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 45%, 16%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(62.8% 0.127 342.6)
LABlab(55.03% 39.93 -13.80)
LCHlch(55.03% 42.25 340.93)

What #BC679D 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 #BC679D, 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.

#BC679D Channel Values

How #BC679D 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 103 · B 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 322° · S 39% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 322° · S 45% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 45% · Y 16% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.77:1 vs white · 5.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC679D 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 text3.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BC679D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC679D; 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 #BC679D

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC679D.

How #BC679D 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#BC679D
Protanopia#7B7B9D
Protanomaly#99749D
Deuteranopia#8B8B9B
Deuteranomaly#A17E9C
Tritanopia#B87070
Tritanomaly#B96C84
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC679D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bc679d: #BC679D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC679D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc679d': '#BC679D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.404, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_bc679d">#BC679D</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC679D"

More Pink Colors

#BC679D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BC679D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC679D?

#BC679D is a mid-tone pink — rgb(188, 103, 157) in RGB and hsl(322, 39%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearly Purple (#B768A2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.84.

What is the RGB value of #BC679D?

#BC679D is rgb(188, 103, 157) — red 188, green 103, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC679D?

#BC679D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 45%, 16%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC679D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BC679D scores 3.77:1 against white and 5.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC679D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC679D 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 17.03, which is visibly different.

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