Palettes / Colors / #DD22CD

#DD22CD — Pink

#DD22CD is a pink color we call 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 #DD22CD 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.

#DD22CD 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 #22DD32; it also sits naturally between #8F22DD and #DD2270. 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 87% · Green 13% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 85% · Yellow 7% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DD22CD

.text { color: #DD22CD; }
.background { background-color: #DD22CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DD22CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 34, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(305, 73%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DD22CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 34, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DD22CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 34, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DD22CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DD22CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DD22CD

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Tones of #DD22CD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #22DD32:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DD22CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DD22CD

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 #DD22CD 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 #DD22CD 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

← #DD22CC  ·  #DD22CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DD22CD?

#DD22CD is Pink, a pink color (RGB 221, 34, 205). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DD22CD?

#DD22CD is RGB 221, 34, 205 — HSL 305°, 73%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 85%, 7%, 13%.

What colors go with #DD22CD?

Its complement is #22DD32; analogous partners are #8F22DD and #DD2270. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DD22CD for text?

Black text on #DD22CD has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.05:1.