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#DD03BB — Vivid Pink

#DD03BB is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DeepPink (#FF1493). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: deeppink (#FF1493) — not an exact match. CSS deeppink gives you #FF1493, a different color; use #DD03BB 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.

#DD03BB 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 #03DD24; it also sits naturally between #9103DD and #DD0350. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DD03BB · RGB 221, 3, 187

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Color values

HEX#DD03BB
RGB221, 3, 187
HSL309°, 97%, 44%
HSV309°, 99%, 87%
CMYK0%, 99%, 15%, 13%
XYZ38.82, 19.03, 48.64
Yxy19.03, 0.3646, 0.1787
CIE-Lab50.72, 83.40, -37.86
Hunter Lab43.62, 86.22, -39.42

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 1% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 15% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DD03BB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DD03BB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DD03BB

.text { color: #DD03BB; }
.background { background-color: #DD03BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DD03BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 3, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(309, 97%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DD03BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 3, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DD03BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 3, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DD03BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DD03BB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DD03BB

#C903AB#B5039A#A10289#8D0278#790267#640256#500145#3C0133#280122#140011

Tints of #DD03BB

#F604D2#FB18D9#FC36DE#FC4FE2#FD68E6#FD81EB#FD9BEF#FEB9F4#FED2F8#FFEBFC

Tones of #DD03BB

#CD13B1#BE23A6#AE329B#9F4191#905186#80607B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #03DD24:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.37:1 AA large only
Against black text4.81:1 AA

Best text color on #DD03BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DD03BB

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 #DD03BB: ·

How #DD03BB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7F7D8EDeuteranopia · #8B9C84Tritanopia · #D26B64

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 600 · #C026D3Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DD03BB rather than the exact color:

Velvet Ruby Harbor
#1667AF · #1610CB · #8C12E1 · #DE12BF
Serene Ruby Garden
#12AB32 · #66EF9E · #DA17B2 · #F4BFE9
Dusty Bloom
#431997 · #4D0968 · #E311CF · #E41A83
Dreamy Ruby Drift
#E21ACB · #AC2246 · #DB6421 · #D0CD2D
Wild Meadow
#11892A · #4AE848 · #D21AAC · #F0B1EC
Tranquil Ruby Solace
#CA13AA · #EC34B7 · #4DEE6A · #A7F1C0

Similar colors

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

#DE12BF#DA17B2#E311CF#E21ACB#D21AAC#CA13AA#CE17AA#D921BE#C917C9#F806CC#CB1EBC#D020B4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DD03BA  ·  #DD03BC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DD03BB?

#DD03BB is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 221, 3, 187). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DD03BB?

#DD03BB is RGB 221, 3, 187 — HSL 309°, 97%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 99%, 15%, 13%.

What colors go with #DD03BB?

Its complement is #03DD24; analogous partners are #9103DD and #DD0350. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DD03BB for text?

Black text on #DD03BB has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.37:1.