Palettes / Colors / #DC0992

#DC0992 — Vivid Pink

#DC0992 is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumvioletred (#C71585) — not an exact match. CSS mediumvioletred gives you #C71585, a different color; use #DC0992 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.

#DC0992 is a warm-leaning 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 #09DC53; it also sits naturally between #BD09DC and #DC0929. 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 86% · Green 4% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 34% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DC0992

.text { color: #DC0992; }
.background { background-color: #DC0992; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DC0992; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 9, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(321, 92%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DC0992; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 9, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DC0992; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 9, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DC0992">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DC0992">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DC0992

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #09DC53:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DC0992: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DC0992

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 #DC0992 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 #DC0992 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 #DC0992?

#DC0992 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 9, 146). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DC0992?

#DC0992 is RGB 220, 9, 146 — HSL 321°, 92%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 96%, 34%, 14%.

What colors go with #DC0992?

Its complement is #09DC53; analogous partners are #BD09DC and #DC0929. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DC0992 for text?

White text on #DC0992 has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.50:1.