Palettes / Colors / #DC2EA9

#DC2EA9 — Pink

#DC2EA9 is a pink color we call 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 #DC2EA9 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.

#DC2EA9 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 #2EDC62; it also sits naturally between #B92EDC and #DC2E50. 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 18% · Blue 66%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 79% · Yellow 23% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DC2EA9

.text { color: #DC2EA9; }
.background { background-color: #DC2EA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DC2EA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 46, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(318, 71%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DC2EA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 46, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DC2EA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 46, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DC2EA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DC2EA9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DC2EA9

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2EDC62:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DC2EA9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DC2EA9

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 #DC2EA9 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 #DC2EA9 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 #DC2EA9?

#DC2EA9 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 46, 169). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DC2EA9?

#DC2EA9 is RGB 220, 46, 169 — HSL 318°, 71%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 79%, 23%, 14%.

What colors go with #DC2EA9?

Its complement is #2EDC62; analogous partners are #B92EDC and #DC2E50. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DC2EA9 for text?

Black text on #DC2EA9 has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.19:1.