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#DC4EEE — Vivid Pink

#DC4EEE is a pink color we call Vivid 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 #DC4EEE 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.

#DC4EEE 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 #61EE4F; it also sits naturally between #8C4FEE and #EE4FB1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DC4EEE · RGB 220, 78, 238

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Color values

HEX#DC4EEE
RGB220, 78, 238
HSL293°, 82%, 62%
HSV293°, 67%, 93%
CMYK8%, 67%, 0%, 7%
XYZ47.67, 26.84, 83.56
Yxy26.84, 0.3016, 0.1698
CIE-Lab58.82, 74.75, -54.10
Hunter Lab51.80, 77.58, -64.58

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 31% · Blue 93%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DC4EEE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DC4EEE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DC4EEE

.text { color: #DC4EEE; }
.background { background-color: #DC4EEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DC4EEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 78, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 82%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DC4EEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 78, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DC4EEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 78, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DC4EEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DC4EEE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DC4EEE

#D533EB#D017E8#BB15D1#A212B5#890F99#700C7D#570A61#42074A#2A052E#110213

Tints of #DC4EEE

#DE5DEF#E26FF1#E47DF2#E890F4#EB9EF5#EEABF7#F2BEF9#F5CCFA#F8DFFC#FBECFD

Tones of #DC4EEE

#D25AE2#CA65D7#C171CC#B87CC0#AF88B4#A792AA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #61EE4F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.30:1 AA large only
Against black text6.37:1 AA

Best text color on #DC4EEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DC4EEE

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 #DC4EEE: ·

How #DC4EEE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9F9DC7Deuteranopia · #A7B1BETritanopia · #D5A9A2

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 purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DC4EEE rather than the exact color:

Lucky Aurora
#8F53E3 · #DC53F1 · #EC4CB9 · #E31847
Dusty Ruby Saffron
#28AC15 · #9EEE74 · #D754EA · #EB98EB
Misty Tempest
#B115B9 · #E551EB · #21D519 · #A3ED9B
Dreamy Voyage
#0C2322 · #62FB11 · #DF4EF9 · #FA4F9B
Velvet Ruby Marble
#134FA9 · #4D1CE5 · #DA5AEC · #F4A0C9
Dreamy Ruby Canyon
#8946D8 · #E256E5 · #E675AD · #C82721

Similar colors

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

#DC53F1#D754EA#E551EB#DF4EF9#DA5AEC#E256E5#E049E2#D644E4#D250FA#E748F8#D84FDE#D241EA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DC4EED  ·  #DC4EEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DC4EEE?

#DC4EEE is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 78, 238). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DC4EEE?

#DC4EEE is RGB 220, 78, 238 — HSL 293°, 82%, 62% — CMYK 8%, 67%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DC4EEE?

Its complement is #61EE4F; analogous partners are #8C4FEE and #EE4FB1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DC4EEE for text?

Black text on #DC4EEE has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.30:1.