Palettes / Colors / #D02CED

#D02CED — Vivid Pink

#D02CED is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #D02CED when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#D02CED is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #49ED2C; it also sits naturally between #6F2CED and #ED2CA9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 82% · Green 17% · Blue 93%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #D02CED

.text { color: #D02CED; }
.background { background-color: #D02CED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D02CED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(208, 44, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 84%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D02CED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(208, 44, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D02CED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(208, 44, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D02CED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D02CED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D02CED

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #49ED2C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D02CED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D02CED

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #D02CED looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D02CED rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D02CEC  ·  #D02CEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D02CED?

#D02CED is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 208, 44, 237). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D02CED?

#D02CED is RGB 208, 44, 237 — HSL 291°, 84%, 55% — CMYK 12%, 81%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #D02CED?

Its complement is #49ED2C; analogous partners are #6F2CED and #ED2CA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D02CED for text?

Black text on #D02CED has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.99:1.