Close to Fuchsia
#BC5DBE
#BC5DBE is a mid-tone, muted pink, close to the color Fuchsia. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 36.5% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 299°, with 43% saturation and 55% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BC5DBE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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5.45:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BC5DBE as they’d see it.
#BC5DBE in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BC5DBE
What color is #BC5DBE?
#BC5DBE is a mid-tone, muted pink, close to the color Fuchsia. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 36.5% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 299°, with 43% saturation and 55% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BC5DBE in RGB?
#BC5DBE is rgb(188, 93, 190): 188 red, 93 green, and 190 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BC5DBE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(1, 51, 0, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BC5DBE?
PANTONE 2566 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BC5DBE?
Its complement #329437 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.