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#DC6FCB — Pink

#DC6FCB 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 #DC6FCB 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.

#DC6FCB 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 #6FDC80; it also sits naturally between #B66FDC and #DC6F95. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DC6FCB · RGB 220, 111, 203

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Color values

HEX#DC6FCB
RGB220, 111, 203
HSL309°, 61%, 65%
HSV309°, 50%, 86%
CMYK0%, 50%, 8%, 14%
XYZ45.98, 30.90, 60.04
Yxy30.90, 0.3358, 0.2257
CIE-Lab62.42, 54.49, -28.80
Hunter Lab55.58, 54.20, -29.24

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 44% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 8% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DC6FCB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DC6FCB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DC6FCB

.text { color: #DC6FCB; }
.background { background-color: #DC6FCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DC6FCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 111, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(309, 61%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DC6FCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 111, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DC6FCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 111, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DC6FCB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DC6FCB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DC6FCB

#D657C3#D03EBA#C12FAB#A82995#90237F#731C66#5A1650#42103A#290A24#10040F

Tints of #DC6FCB

#DF7CD0#E288D5#E594D9#E8A1DD#ECB1E3#EFBDE8#F2CAEC#F5D6F0#F8E2F5#FBEFF9

Tones of #DC6FCB

#D477C6#CD7EC1#C587BC#BD8FB6#B597B0#AE9EAB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6FDC80:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.93:1 Fails
Against black text7.18:1 AAA

Best text color on #DC6FCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DC6FCB

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 #DC6FCB: ·

How #DC6FCB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ADACB5Deuteranopia · #B3BBAFTritanopia · #D7A39F

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 pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DC6FCB rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffebb2
#FFEBB2 · #E9A89B · #D875C7 · #912BBC
Velvet Whisper
#7789D1 · #6B48D5 · #A63CD4 · #DB66CA
Lucky Twilight
#8132B1 · #DC69C3 · #E0506C · #DB9466
Serene Breeze
#D26FCA · #A8299E · #741B6D · #4C1548
Hidden Tempest
#DC71D5 · #DB6499 · #A1241D · #A87130
Electric Horizon
#E198DD · #D16BCB · #C440BC · #40173D

Similar colors

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

#D875C7#DB66CA#DC69C3#D26FCA#DC71D5#D16BCB#E178C5#DF65D5#E666D1#DC67D8#D57AC3#DB7CD3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DC6FCA  ·  #DC6FCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DC6FCB?

#DC6FCB is Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 111, 203). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DC6FCB?

#DC6FCB is RGB 220, 111, 203 — HSL 309°, 61%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 50%, 8%, 14%.

What colors go with #DC6FCB?

Its complement is #6FDC80; analogous partners are #B66FDC and #DC6F95. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DC6FCB for text?

Black text on #DC6FCB has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.93:1.