Palettes / Colors / #DC79CC

#DC79CC — Light Pink

#DC79CC 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 #DC79CC 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.

#DC79CC is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #79DC8A; it also sits naturally between #BB79DC and #DC799A. 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 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 7% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DC79CC

.text { color: #DC79CC; }
.background { background-color: #DC79CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DC79CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 121, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(310, 59%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DC79CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 121, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DC79CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 121, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DC79CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DC79CC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #79DC8A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DC79CC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DC79CC

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 #DC79CC 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 #DC79CC 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 #DC79CC?

#DC79CC is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 121, 204). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DC79CC?

#DC79CC is RGB 220, 121, 204 — HSL 310°, 59%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 45%, 7%, 14%.

What colors go with #DC79CC?

Its complement is #79DC8A; analogous partners are #BB79DC and #DC799A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DC79CC for text?

Black text on #DC79CC has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.75:1.