Palettes / Colors / #D040DC

#D040DC — Pink

#D040DC is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

#D040DC 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 #4EDC41; it also sits naturally between #8241DC and #DC419C. 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 25% · Blue 86%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 71% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D040DC

.text { color: #D040DC; }
.background { background-color: #D040DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D040DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(208, 64, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 69%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D040DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(208, 64, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D040DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(208, 64, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D040DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D040DC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D040DC

Tints of #D040DC

Tones of #D040DC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EDC41:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D040DC: #000000.

How #D040DC 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 #D040DC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #D040DC?

#D040DC is Pink, a pink color (RGB 208, 64, 220). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D040DC?

#D040DC is RGB 208, 64, 220 — HSL 295°, 69%, 56% — CMYK 5%, 71%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #D040DC?

Its complement is #4EDC41; analogous partners are #8241DC and #DC419C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D040DC for text?

Black text on #D040DC has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.85:1.