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#BC008B Vibrant Velvet

#BC008B is a medium, vivid red named Vibrant Velvet. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 0.0% green and 54.5% blue (rgb(188, 0, 139)). Its HSL value is 316° hue, 100% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 26% yellow and 26% black. #BC008B is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.98:1.

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Variations of #BC008B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BC008B color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BC008B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC008B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 56% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #636D87
  • Protanopia 48% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2B518E
  • Protanomaly 67% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6D4A8C
  • Deuteranopia 56% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #636D87
  • Deuteranomaly 71% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #855989
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C90050
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C20075
  • Achromatopsia 54% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #636363
  • Achromatomaly 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #81566F

#BC008B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.98:1 Good#BC008B text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.51:1 Poor#BC008B text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#BC008B in CSS

/* Vibrant Velvet */
.color { color: #BC008B; }
.background { background-color: #BC008B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC008B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 0 139);
color: hsl(316 100% 37%);
color: oklch(0.531 0.227 344.1);

#BC008B FAQ

What color is #BC008B?

#BC008B is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Vibrant Velvet. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BC008B?

#BC008B is rgb(188, 0, 139) in RGB, hsl(316, 100%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 100%, 26%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC008B?

The complementary color of #BC008B is #00BC31, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC008B?

White text has the best contrast on #BC008B: 5.98:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC008B a warm or cool color?

#BC008B is a warm color.