Palettes / Colors / #DC53EE

#DC53EE — Vivid Pink

#DC53EE 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 #DC53EE 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.

#DC53EE 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 #65EE53; it also sits naturally between #8F53EE and #EE53B3. 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 33% · Blue 93%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DC53EE

.text { color: #DC53EE; }
.background { background-color: #DC53EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DC53EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 83, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 82%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DC53EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 83, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DC53EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 83, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DC53EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DC53EE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #65EE53:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DC53EE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DC53EE

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 #DC53EE 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 #DC53EE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DC53EE?

#DC53EE is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 83, 238). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DC53EE?

#DC53EE is RGB 220, 83, 238 — HSL 293°, 82%, 63% — CMYK 8%, 65%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DC53EE?

Its complement is #65EE53; analogous partners are #8F53EE and #EE53B3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DC53EE for text?

Black text on #DC53EE has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.22:1.