Palettes / Colors / #DC74CD

#DC74CD — Light Pink

#DC74CD is a pink color we call Light 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 #DC74CD 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.

#DC74CD 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 #74DC84; it also sits naturally between #B874DC and #DC7499. 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 45% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 47% · Yellow 7% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DC74CD

.text { color: #DC74CD; }
.background { background-color: #DC74CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DC74CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 116, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(309, 60%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DC74CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 116, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DC74CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 116, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DC74CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DC74CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DC74CD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #74DC84:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DC74CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DC74CD

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 #DC74CD 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 #DC74CD 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

← #DC74CC  ·  #DC74CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DC74CD?

#DC74CD is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 116, 205). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DC74CD?

#DC74CD is RGB 220, 116, 205 — HSL 309°, 60%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 47%, 7%, 14%.

What colors go with #DC74CD?

Its complement is #74DC84; analogous partners are #B874DC and #DC7499. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DC74CD for text?

Black text on #DC74CD has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.83:1.