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#BC00A6 closest to Purple Pirate

#BC00A6 is a medium, vivid pink; the closest named color is Purple Pirate. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 0.0% green and 65.1% blue (rgb(188, 0, 166)). Its HSL value is 307° hue, 100% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 12% yellow and 26% black. #BC00A6 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.69:1.

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Variations of #BC00A6

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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#BC00A6 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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#BC00A6 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC00A6 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 54% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #586FA2
  • Protanopia 45% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0057A9
  • Protanomaly 65% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #674EA7
  • Deuteranopia 54% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #586FA2
  • Deuteranomaly 70% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #805BA4
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C62361
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C1148C
  • Achromatopsia 51% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #676767
  • Achromatomaly 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #83597A

#BC00A6 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.69:1 Good#BC00A6 text on white
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AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.69:1 Poor#BC00A6 text on black
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#BC00A6 in CSS

/* Purple Pirate */
.color { color: #BC00A6; }
.background { background-color: #BC00A6; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC00A6; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 0 166);
color: hsl(307 100% 37%);
color: oklch(0.545 0.242 335.0);

#BC00A6 FAQ

What color is #BC00A6?

#BC00A6 is a medium, vivid pink. Its closest named color is Purple Pirate. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BC00A6?

#BC00A6 is rgb(188, 0, 166) in RGB, hsl(307, 100%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 100%, 12%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC00A6?

The complementary color of #BC00A6 is #00BC16, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC00A6?

White text has the best contrast on #BC00A6: 5.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC00A6 a warm or cool color?

#BC00A6 is a warm color.