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#DC2ECA — Pink

#DC2ECA is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #DC2ECA 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.

#DC2ECA 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 #2EDC3F; it also sits naturally between #962EDC and #DC2E73. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DC2ECA · RGB 220, 46, 202

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Color values

HEX#DC2ECA
RGB220, 46, 202
HSL306°, 71%, 52%
HSV306°, 79%, 86%
CMYK0%, 79%, 8%, 14%
XYZ41.15, 21.43, 57.85
Yxy21.43, 0.3417, 0.1780
CIE-Lab53.42, 79.03, -42.29
Hunter Lab46.30, 81.39, -45.89

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 18% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 79% · Yellow 8% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DC2ECA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DC2ECA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DC2ECA

.text { color: #DC2ECA; }
.background { background-color: #DC2ECA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DC2ECA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 46, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(306, 71%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DC2ECA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 46, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DC2ECA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 46, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DC2ECA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DC2ECA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DC2ECA

#CD23BC#B71FA8#A61C98#901884#7A1570#64115C#4E0D48#3D0A38#270724#110310

Tints of #DC2ECA

#DE3FCF#E255D4#E566D8#E97CDE#EC8EE2#EF9FE7#F2B5EC#F5C6F1#F9DCF6#FCEEFB

Tones of #DC2ECA

#CF3AC0#C346B7#B752AD#A960A2#9D6C98#91788E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2EDC3F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.97:1 AA large only
Against black text5.29:1 AA

Best text color on #DC2ECA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DC2ECA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DC2ECA: ·

How #DC2ECA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #918FA4Deuteranopia · #9BA89BTritanopia · #D38680

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DC2ECA rather than the exact color:

Lucky Whisper
#24BE2F · #68E275 · #D72DCB · #E59CDC
Burning Ember
#2919B2 · #59108C · #D926CC · #661237
Crimson Cascade
#D827D0 · #C03788 · #9B223E · #BC4635
Royal Ruby Drift
#D42BD2 · #BE1D75 · #DF4D5B · #BE4F16
Serene Aurora
#2EA0E7 · #1116A9 · #851FDA · #E72BCE
Dusty Mirage
#4126C4 · #B96FE7 · #D839D0 · #DC197B

Similar colors

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

#D72DCB#D926CC#D827D0#D42BD2#E72BCE#D839D0#DC21D0#DD3AD2#DC20CE#D639C1#D32ABE#EA2FD4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DC2EC9  ·  #DC2ECB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DC2ECA?

#DC2ECA is Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 46, 202). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DC2ECA?

#DC2ECA is RGB 220, 46, 202 — HSL 306°, 71%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 79%, 8%, 14%.

What colors go with #DC2ECA?

Its complement is #2EDC3F; analogous partners are #962EDC and #DC2E73. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DC2ECA for text?

Black text on #DC2ECA has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.97:1.