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#DC2ECD — Pink

#DC2ECD 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 #DC2ECD 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.

#DC2ECD 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 #2EDC3C; it also sits naturally between #932EDC and #DC2E76. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DC2ECD · RGB 220, 46, 205

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Color values

HEX#DC2ECD
RGB220, 46, 205
HSL305°, 71%, 52%
HSV305°, 79%, 86%
CMYK0%, 79%, 7%, 14%
XYZ41.51, 21.58, 59.73
Yxy21.58, 0.3380, 0.1757
CIE-Lab53.58, 79.46, -43.77
Hunter Lab46.45, 81.99, -48.04

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 18% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 79% · Yellow 7% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DC2ECD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DC2ECD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DC2ECD

.text { color: #DC2ECD; }
.background { background-color: #DC2ECD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DC2ECD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 46, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(305, 71%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DC2ECD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 46, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DC2ECD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 46, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DC2ECD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DC2ECD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DC2ECD

#CD23BF#B71FAA#A61C9A#901886#7A1572#64115D#4E0D49#3D0A39#270725#110310

Tints of #DC2ECD

#DE3FD1#E255D6#E566DB#E97CE0#EC8EE4#EF9FE8#F2B5ED#F5C6F1#F9DCF7#FCEEFB

Tones of #DC2ECD

#CF3AC3#C346B9#B752AE#A960A3#9D6C99#91788F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2EDC3C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.95:1 AA large only
Against black text5.32:1 AA

Best text color on #DC2ECD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DC2ECD

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 #DC2ECD: ·

How #DC2ECD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #918FA7Deuteranopia · #9BA89DTritanopia · #D38881

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 #DC2ECD rather than the exact color:

Lucky Whisper
#24BE2F · #68E275 · #D72DCB · #E59CDC
Crimson Cascade
#D827D0 · #C03788 · #9B223E · #BC4635
Burning Ember
#2919B2 · #59108C · #D926CC · #661237
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#D827D0#D926CC#D42BD2#E72BCE#D839D0#DD3AD2#DC21D0#DC20CE#D131D7#EA2FD4#D639C1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DC2ECC  ·  #DC2ECE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DC2ECD?

#DC2ECD is Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 46, 205). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DC2ECD?

#DC2ECD is RGB 220, 46, 205 — HSL 305°, 71%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 79%, 7%, 14%.

What colors go with #DC2ECD?

Its complement is #2EDC3C; analogous partners are #932EDC and #DC2E76. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DC2ECD for text?

Black text on #DC2ECD has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.95:1.