#bc5898

Color #bc5898

A moderately saturated medium magenta.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 18.85 Nearest Tailwind class pink-500 #f6339a · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bc5898

RGB

rgb(188, 88, 152)

HSL

hsl(321.6, 42.7%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(321.6, 53.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 53.2%, 19.1%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(51.77, 47.93, -16.09)

LCH

lch(51.77, 50.56, 341.44)

OKLCH

oklch(60.4%, 0.149, 343.3)

HWB

hwb(321.6, 34.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#58bc7c

Analogous

#ae58bc

#bc5898

#bc5866

Triadic

#bc5898

#98bc58

#5898bc

Split-complementary

#bc5898

#66bc58

#58bcae

Tetradic

#bc5898

#bc7c58

#58bc7c

#5898bc

Square

#bc5898

#bcae58

#58bc7c

#5866bc

Shades

Color #bc5898 mixed toward black.

#a44281

#833567

#62284d

#421a33

#210d1a

Tints

Color #bc5898 mixed toward white.

#c774a9

#d290ba

#ddabcb

#e9c7dd

#f4e3ee

Tones

Color #bc5898 mixed toward gray.

#b46096

#ab6993

#a37191

#9b798f

#92828c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9a8c · ΔE 35.3

Deuteranopia

#a0a689 · ΔE 44.8

Tritanopia

#b9817f · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 25

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc5898;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc5898]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#bc5898 (#bc5898) is rgb(188, 88, 152) in RGB.

No, #bc5898 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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