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#bc5e8b color: Beauty Queen

#bc5e8b is rgb(188, 94, 139) in RGB and oklch(60.734% 0.13119 351.685) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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331°
100%

60.7%
0.131
352°
  • Pink
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Blush
  • pink-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.11:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.11:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #bc5e8b

#bc5e8b is a soft pink color. In OKLCH it has 60.7% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 352°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.11:1 contrast and black text 5.11:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Beauty Queen (#be5c87). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-500.

More medium pink colors

Lighter: #bc5e8b mixed with white

  1. bc5e8b
  2. c46e96
  3. cc7ea1
  4. d38ead
  5. da9eb8
  6. e1aec3
  7. e8becf
  8. eecedb
  9. f4dee7
  10. faeff3

Darker: #bc5e8b mixed with black

  1. bc5e8b
  2. a35178
  3. 8b4466
  4. 733754
  5. 5d2b43
  6. 471f32
  7. 321423
  8. 1f0a14
  9. 0d0307
  10. 020001

Calmer: #bc5e8b with less saturation

  1. bc5e8b
  2. b7638a
  3. b26789
  4. ad6b88
  5. a76f88
  6. a27287
  7. 9c7686
  8. 967985
  9. 907c84
  10. 897f83

Questions about #bc5e8b

What color is #bc5e8b?

#bc5e8b is soft pink. The closest named color is Beauty Queen. In RGB it is rgb(188, 94, 139), in HSL hsl(331.28, 41.23%, 55.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.734% 0.13119 351.685).

What colors go well with #bc5e8b?

The complementary color of #bc5e8b is #009b79. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a666b1 and #c55e5e. The triadic partners are #85890c and #008ec3.

Is white or black text more readable on #bc5e8b?

White text reads better on #bc5e8b: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and black gives 5.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bc5e8b a warm or cool color?

#bc5e8b is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 352 degrees, its lightness 60.7% and its chroma 0.131.