Palettes / Colors / #DC6ADA

#DC6ADA — Pink

#DC6ADA 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 #DC6ADA 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.

#DC6ADA 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 #6ADC6C; it also sits naturally between #A56ADC and #DC6AA1. 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 42% · Blue 85%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 1% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DC6ADA

.text { color: #DC6ADA; }
.background { background-color: #DC6ADA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DC6ADA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 106, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 62%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DC6ADA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 106, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DC6ADA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 106, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DC6ADA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DC6ADA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DC6ADA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6ADC6C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DC6ADA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DC6ADA

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 #DC6ADA 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 #DC6ADA 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

← #DC6AD9  ·  #DC6ADB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DC6ADA?

#DC6ADA is Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 106, 218). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DC6ADA?

#DC6ADA is RGB 220, 106, 218 — HSL 301°, 62%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 52%, 1%, 14%.

What colors go with #DC6ADA?

Its complement is #6ADC6C; analogous partners are #A56ADC and #DC6AA1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DC6ADA for text?

Black text on #DC6ADA has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.95:1.