Palettes / Colors / #DC77EE

#DC77EE — Light Vivid Pink

#DC77EE is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #DC77EE 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.

#DC77EE 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 #89EE77; it also sits naturally between #A177EE and #EE77C4. 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 47% · Blue 93%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DC77EE

.text { color: #DC77EE; }
.background { background-color: #DC77EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DC77EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 119, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 78%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DC77EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 119, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DC77EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 119, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DC77EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DC77EE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #89EE77:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DC77EE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DC77EE

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 #DC77EE 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 #DC77EE 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 #DC77EE?

#DC77EE is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 119, 238). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DC77EE?

#DC77EE is RGB 220, 119, 238 — HSL 291°, 78%, 70% — CMYK 8%, 50%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DC77EE?

Its complement is #89EE77; analogous partners are #A177EE and #EE77C4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DC77EE for text?

Black text on #DC77EE has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.65:1.