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#DD09EB — Vivid Pink

#DD09EB is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Fuchsia (#FF00FF). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: fuchsia (#FF00FF) — not an exact match. CSS fuchsia gives you #FF00FF, a different color; use #DD09EB 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.

#DD09EB 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 #18EC09; it also sits naturally between #6B09EC and #EC098A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DD09EB · RGB 221, 9, 235

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Color values

HEX#DD09EB
RGB221, 9, 235
HSL296°, 93%, 48%
HSV296°, 96%, 92%
CMYK6%, 96%, 0%, 8%
XYZ44.91, 21.57, 80.39
Yxy21.57, 0.3058, 0.1468
CIE-Lab53.56, 89.60, -60.83
Hunter Lab46.44, 95.33, -75.45

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 4% · Blue 92%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DD09EB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DD09EB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DD09EB

.text { color: #DD09EB; }
.background { background-color: #DD09EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DD09EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 9, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 93%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DD09EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 9, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DD09EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 9, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DD09EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DD09EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DD09EB

#CB08D9#B407C0#A106AC#8A0594#780580#65046C#4E0354#3C0240#250127#120114

Tints of #DD09EB

#E818F7#EA30F8#EC44F8#EF5DF9#F175FA#F48EFB#F6A6FC#F8BAFD#FBD3FD#FDEBFE

Tones of #DD09EB

#CF18DC#C02ACB#B33ABB#A549AB#97599B#886A8A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #18EC09:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.95:1 AA large only
Against black text5.31:1 AA

Best text color on #DD09EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DD09EB

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 #DD09EB: ·

How #DD09EB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #817FB4Deuteranopia · #8E9DA7Tritanopia · #D28980

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 · #C026D3Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DD09EB rather than the exact color:

Misty Ruby Marble
#7238E6 · #DC17EC · #E83089 · #EE5240
Velvet Harbor
#1B180B · #FA4C7A · #1340FA · #DB13FA
Hidden Marble
#26C616 · #67EA49 · #D01AE2 · #EEA1ED
Palette 000000
#000000 · #5800FF · #E900FF · #FFC600
Dreamy Ruby Aurora
#E71DDD · #EC3CAC · #F080A4 · #DF3C3E
Dusty Bloom
#431997 · #4D0968 · #E311CF · #E41A83

Similar colors

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

#DC17EC#DB13FA#D01AE2#E900FF#E71DDD#E311CF#EC24E9#C313FA#F30CD4#F819E1#E229E3#C725E5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DD09EA  ·  #DD09EC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DD09EB?

#DD09EB is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 221, 9, 235). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DD09EB?

#DD09EB is RGB 221, 9, 235 — HSL 296°, 93%, 48% — CMYK 6%, 96%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #DD09EB?

Its complement is #18EC09; analogous partners are #6B09EC and #EC098A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DD09EB for text?

Black text on #DD09EB has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.95:1.