Palettes / Colors / #DC3CE2

#DC3CE2 — Pink

#DC3CE2 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 #DC3CE2 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.

#DC3CE2 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 #41E23C; it also sits naturally between #893CE2 and #E23C94. 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 24% · Blue 89%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 73% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DC3CE2

.text { color: #DC3CE2; }
.background { background-color: #DC3CE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DC3CE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 60, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 74%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DC3CE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 60, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DC3CE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 60, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DC3CE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DC3CE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DC3CE2

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Tones of #DC3CE2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #41E23C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DC3CE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DC3CE2

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 #DC3CE2 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 #DC3CE2 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

← #DC3CE1  ·  #DC3CE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DC3CE2?

#DC3CE2 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 60, 226). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DC3CE2?

#DC3CE2 is RGB 220, 60, 226 — HSL 298°, 74%, 56% — CMYK 3%, 73%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #DC3CE2?

Its complement is #41E23C; analogous partners are #893CE2 and #E23C94. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DC3CE2 for text?

Black text on #DC3CE2 has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.63:1.