Palettes / Colors / #DC74EC

#DC74EC — Light Pink

#DC74EC 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 #DC74EC 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.

#DC74EC 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 #84EC74; it also sits naturally between #A074EC and #EC74C0. 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 93%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 51% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DC74EC

.text { color: #DC74EC; }
.background { background-color: #DC74EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DC74EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 116, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(292, 76%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DC74EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 116, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DC74EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 116, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DC74EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DC74EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DC74EC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #84EC74:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DC74EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DC74EC

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 #DC74EC 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 #DC74EC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DC74EC?

#DC74EC is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 116, 236). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DC74EC?

#DC74EC is RGB 220, 116, 236 — HSL 292°, 76%, 69% — CMYK 7%, 51%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DC74EC?

Its complement is #84EC74; analogous partners are #A074EC and #EC74C0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DC74EC for text?

Black text on #DC74EC has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.71:1.