Palettes / Colors / #DC09BE

#DC09BE — Vivid Pink

#DC09BE is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DeepPink (#FF1493). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: deeppink (#FF1493) — not an exact match. CSS deeppink gives you #FF1493, a different color; use #DC09BE 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.

#DC09BE 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 #09DC29; it also sits naturally between #9209DC and #DC0953. 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 75%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DC09BE

.text { color: #DC09BE; }
.background { background-color: #DC09BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DC09BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 9, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(309, 92%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DC09BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 9, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DC09BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 9, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DC09BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DC09BE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #09DC29:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DC09BE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DC09BE

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 #DC09BE 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 #DC09BE 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 #DC09BE?

#DC09BE is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 9, 190). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DC09BE?

#DC09BE is RGB 220, 9, 190 — HSL 309°, 92%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 96%, 14%, 14%.

What colors go with #DC09BE?

Its complement is #09DC29; analogous partners are #9209DC and #DC0953. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DC09BE for text?

Black text on #DC09BE has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.35:1.