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#DC2EED — Vivid Pink

#DC2EED is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Fuchsia (#FF00FF). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: fuchsia (#FF00FF) — not an exact match. CSS fuchsia gives you #FF00FF, a different color; use #DC2EED 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.

#DC2EED 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 #3CED2C; it also sits naturally between #7C2CED and #ED2C9C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DC2EED · RGB 220, 46, 237

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Color values

HEX#DC2EED
RGB220, 46, 237
HSL295°, 84%, 55%
HSV295°, 81%, 93%
CMYK7%, 81%, 0%, 7%
XYZ45.78, 23.28, 82.20
Yxy23.28, 0.3026, 0.1539
CIE-Lab55.36, 84.33, -59.07
Hunter Lab48.25, 88.87, -72.54

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 18% · Blue 93%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DC2EED on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DC2EED on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DC2EED

.text { color: #DC2EED; }
.background { background-color: #DC2EED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DC2EED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 46, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 84%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DC2EED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 46, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DC2EED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 46, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DC2EED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DC2EED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DC2EED

#D914EB#C312D3#AD10BC#980EA4#820C8D#680A71#520859#3D0642#27042A#110213

Tints of #DC2EED

#E03FEE#E351F0#E664F2#E977F3#ED8EF5#F0A1F7#F3B4F8#F6C7FA#F9D9FC#FCECFD

Tones of #DC2EED

#D13ADF#C647D1#BA55C3#AF63B6#A371A8#987E9A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3CED2C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.71:1 AA large only
Against black text5.66:1 AA

Best text color on #DC2EED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DC2EED

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 #DC2EED: ·

How #DC2EED looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #918FBFDeuteranopia · #9BA8B4Tritanopia · #D39A92

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 #DC2EED rather than the exact color:

Frozen Ruby Mosaic
#880FB1 · #D731ED · #78F04F · #A1EF97
Dusty Horizon
#3595DD · #1D2FE0 · #A573F2 · #D835F0
Frozen Ruby Twilight
#4F16AC · #D630E5 · #ED6EB4 · #F29A9C
Amber Ruby Canyon
#0E1A22 · #43F784 · #F8A321 · #D82EF7
Velvet Ruby Lagoon
#DC2FE1 · #BE1A81 · #C1183F · #E15C41
Tranquil Ruby Cascade
#4BC6E5 · #2844B1 · #6B21DD · #E229E3

Similar colors

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

#D731ED#D835F0#D630E5#D82EF7#DC2FE1#E229E3#DA33DF#D930FC#E52DDE#D22EDE#E73CE7#E62FFD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DC2EEC  ·  #DC2EEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DC2EED?

#DC2EED is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 46, 237). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DC2EED?

#DC2EED is RGB 220, 46, 237 — HSL 295°, 84%, 55% — CMYK 7%, 81%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DC2EED?

Its complement is #3CED2C; analogous partners are #7C2CED and #ED2C9C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DC2EED for text?

Black text on #DC2EED has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.71:1.