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#DC65EC — Light Vivid Pink

#DC65EC is a pink color we call Light 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 #DC65EC 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.

#DC65EC 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 #74EC65; it also sits naturally between #9965EC and #EC65B8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DC65EC · RGB 220, 101, 236

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Color values

HEX#DC65EC
RGB220, 101, 236
HSL293°, 78%, 66%
HSV293°, 57%, 93%
CMYK7%, 57%, 0%, 7%
XYZ49.31, 30.58, 82.66
Yxy30.58, 0.3034, 0.1881
CIE-Lab62.15, 64.90, -47.71
Hunter Lab55.30, 66.39, -54.96

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 40% · Blue 93%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 57% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DC65EC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DC65EC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DC65EC

.text { color: #DC65EC; }
.background { background-color: #DC65EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DC65EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 101, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 78%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DC65EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 101, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DC65EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 101, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DC65EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DC65EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DC65EC

#D649E9#D02EE5#C01AD5#A717BA#8F149F#761084#5E0D68#410949#29062D#100212

Tints of #DC65EC

#DF72EE#E280EF#E58EF1#E89BF3#ECA9F4#EFB6F6#F2C4F8#F5D2F9#F8DFFB#FBEDFD

Tones of #DC65EC

#D56EE2#CE78D9#C681CF#BE8CC5#B795BB#B09FB2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #74EC65:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.95:1 Fails
Against black text7.12:1 AAA

Best text color on #DC65EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DC65EC

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 #DC65EC: ·

How #DC65EC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A8A7CBDeuteranopia · #AFB8C4Tritanopia · #D6B2AC

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 #DC65EC rather than the exact color:

Palette 332fd0
#332FD0 · #9254C8 · #E15FED · #6EDCD9
Honey Solace
#B375E9 · #D86CE6 · #D11DA5 · #B3285F
Velvet Ruby Marble
#134FA9 · #4D1CE5 · #DA5AEC · #F4A0C9
Hidden Ruby Aurora
#D770EF · #E559BE · #E36C8B · #D03C16
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #E26EE5 · #7E30E1 · #49108B
Vivid Ruby Lagoon
#DD85F0 · #D066E6 · #B927D8 · #530F61

Similar colors

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

#E15FED#D86CE6#DA5AEC#D770EF#E26EE5#D066E6#CF6BED#E173EE#E072E5#E661E0#CE6EEC#E360DD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DC65EB  ·  #DC65ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DC65EC?

#DC65EC is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 101, 236). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DC65EC?

#DC65EC is RGB 220, 101, 236 — HSL 293°, 78%, 66% — CMYK 7%, 57%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DC65EC?

Its complement is #74EC65; analogous partners are #9965EC and #EC65B8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DC65EC for text?

Black text on #DC65EC has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.95:1.