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#DC6ABC — Pink

#DC6ABC 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 #DC6ABC 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.

#DC6ABC is a warm-leaning 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 #6ADC8B; it also sits naturally between #C36ADC and #DC6A83. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DC6ABC · RGB 220, 106, 188

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Color values

HEX#DC6ABC
RGB220, 106, 188
HSL317°, 62%, 64%
HSV317°, 52%, 86%
CMYK0%, 52%, 15%, 14%
XYZ43.75, 29.15, 50.90
Yxy29.15, 0.3534, 0.2355
CIE-Lab60.92, 54.50, -22.60
Hunter Lab53.99, 53.85, -21.84

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 42% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 15% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DC6ABC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DC6ABC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DC6ABC

.text { color: #DC6ABC; }
.background { background-color: #DC6ABC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DC6ABC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 106, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(317, 62%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DC6ABC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 106, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DC6ABC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 106, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DC6ABC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DC6ABC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DC6ABC

#D651B1#D039A5#BE2D95#A52781#8C216E#741B5B#5B1547#421034#290A20#11040D

Tints of #DC6ABC

#DF77C1#E283C7#E694CF#E9A0D4#ECACDA#EFB9DF#F1C5E5#F5D6EC#F8E2F2#FBEEF8

Tones of #DC6ABC

#D473B8#CC7BB5#C383B1#BC8AAE#B493AA#AB9BA7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6ADC8B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.07:1 AA large only
Against black text6.83:1 AA

Best text color on #DC6ABC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DC6ABC

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 #DC6ABC: ·

How #DC6ABC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ABAAA8Deuteranopia · #B1BAA3Tritanopia · #D69895

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 pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DC6ABC rather than the exact color:

Lucky Twilight
#8132B1 · #DC69C3 · #E0506C · #DB9466
Palette Ffebb2
#FFEBB2 · #E59BE9 · #D862BC · #8644A2
Tranquil Ruby Harbor
#27843F · #70D597 · #D36CB9 · #ECCFE6
Cosmic Aurora
#A52EB4 · #DB64B4 · #87243A · #D27D63
Gentle Solace
#C12180 · #E567B7 · #51E18C · #B3EDC1
Gentle Ruby Lagoon
#782054 · #DA76B9 · #41CC79 · #C4EAD7

Similar colors

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

#DC69C3#D862BC#D36CB9#DB64B4#E567B7#DA76B9#CF65BB#E15DBA#D978BC#CF69B6#DB66CA#CE64BD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DC6ABB  ·  #DC6ABD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DC6ABC?

#DC6ABC is Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 106, 188). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DC6ABC?

#DC6ABC is RGB 220, 106, 188 — HSL 317°, 62%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 52%, 15%, 14%.

What colors go with #DC6ABC?

Its complement is #6ADC8B; analogous partners are #C36ADC and #DC6A83. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DC6ABC for text?

Black text on #DC6ABC has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.07:1.