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#DC2EDE — Pink

#DC2EDE 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 #DC2EDE 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.

#DC2EDE is a cool 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 #33DF30; it also sits naturally between #8430DF and #DF308A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DC2EDE · RGB 220, 46, 222

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Color values

HEX#DC2EDE
RGB220, 46, 222
HSL299°, 73%, 53%
HSV299°, 79%, 87%
CMYK1%, 79%, 0%, 13%
XYZ43.68, 22.44, 71.14
Yxy22.44, 0.3182, 0.1635
CIE-Lab54.49, 81.99, -52.00
Hunter Lab47.37, 85.53, -60.69

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 18% · Blue 87%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 79% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DC2EDE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DC2EDE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DC2EDE

.text { color: #DC2EDE; }
.background { background-color: #DC2EDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DC2EDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 46, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 73%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DC2EDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 46, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DC2EDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 46, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DC2EDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DC2EDE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DC2EDE

#D121D4#BB1EBE#A51AA8#901792#7E1480#68116A#530D54#3D0A3E#270628#110312

Tints of #DC2EDE

#DF41E1#E257E5#E569E8#E87BEA#EC91EE#EFA2F1#F2B4F3#F5C6F6#F9DCF9#FCEDFC

Tones of #DC2EDE

#D03CD3#C349C5#B855B9#AB62AC#9F6EA0#937B93

Color harmonies

Complementary — #33DF30:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.83:1 AA large only
Against black text5.49:1 AA

Best text color on #DC2EDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DC2EDE

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 #DC2EDE: ·

How #DC2EDE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #918FB3Deuteranopia · #9BA8A9Tritanopia · #D3928A

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 500 · #D946EFTailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DC2EDE rather than the exact color:

Velvet Ruby Lagoon
#DC2FE1 · #BE1A81 · #C1183F · #E15C41
Mellow Ruby Orchard
#939017 · #4AE3DE · #DA33DF · #E8E2AA
Dreamy Terrace
#171F78 · #7C1EE2 · #E52DDE · #C61A60
Tranquil Ruby Cascade
#4BC6E5 · #2844B1 · #6B21DD · #E229E3
Frozen Ruby Twilight
#4F16AC · #D630E5 · #ED6EB4 · #F29A9C
Tranquil Ruby Tempest
#A661E6 · #D22EDE · #EA3AAE · #CF224C

Similar colors

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

#DC2FE1#DA33DF#E52DDE#E229E3#D630E5#D22EDE#D131D7#D42BD2#D731ED#D827D0#DD3AD2#EA2FD4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DC2EDD  ·  #DC2EDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DC2EDE?

#DC2EDE is Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 46, 222). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DC2EDE?

#DC2EDE is RGB 220, 46, 222 — HSL 299°, 73%, 53% — CMYK 1%, 79%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #DC2EDE?

Its complement is #33DF30; analogous partners are #8430DF and #DF308A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DC2EDE for text?

Black text on #DC2EDE has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.83:1.