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#DD2AEB — Vivid Pink

#DD2AEB 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 #DD2AEB 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.

#DD2AEB 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 #35EB28; it also sits naturally between #7D28EB and #EB2897. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DD2AEB · RGB 221, 42, 235

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Color values

HEX#DD2AEB
RGB221, 42, 235
HSL296°, 83%, 54%
HSV296°, 82%, 92%
CMYK6%, 82%, 0%, 8%
XYZ45.64, 23.03, 80.64
Yxy23.03, 0.3057, 0.1542
CIE-Lab55.10, 85.08, -58.36
Hunter Lab47.99, 89.77, -71.29

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 16% · Blue 92%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DD2AEB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DD2AEB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DD2AEB

.text { color: #DD2AEB; }
.background { background-color: #DD2AEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DD2AEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 42, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 83%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DD2AEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 42, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DD2AEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 42, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DD2AEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DD2AEB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DD2AEB

#D715E5#C113CD#AB11B6#950F9F#7F0D87#690A70#530859#3D0641#27042A#120213

Tints of #DD2AEB

#E13BED#E44EEF#E765F1#EA78F2#ED8AF4#F09DF6#F3B0F8#F6C7FA#F9DAFC#FCECFD

Tones of #DD2AEB

#D236DD#C644CF#B953C1#AE5FB4#A26EA6#967C98

Color harmonies

Complementary — #35EB28:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.75:1 AA large only
Against black text5.61:1 AA

Best text color on #DD2AEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DD2AEB

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 #DD2AEB: ·

How #DD2AEB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8F8EBCDeuteranopia · #9AA7B1Tritanopia · #D4978F

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 500 · #D946EFTailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DD2AEB rather than the exact color:

Frozen Ruby Mosaic
#880FB1 · #D731ED · #78F04F · #A1EF97
Tranquil Ruby Cascade
#4BC6E5 · #2844B1 · #6B21DD · #E229E3
Frozen Ruby Twilight
#4F16AC · #D630E5 · #ED6EB4 · #F29A9C
Velvet Ruby Lagoon
#DC2FE1 · #BE1A81 · #C1183F · #E15C41
Dusty Horizon
#3595DD · #1D2FE0 · #A573F2 · #D835F0
Amber Ruby Canyon
#0E1A22 · #43F784 · #F8A321 · #D82EF7

Similar colors

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

#D731ED#E229E3#D630E5#DC2FE1#D835F0#D82EF7#DA33DF#E52DDE#EC24E9#D22EDE#D930FC#DC17EC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DD2AEA  ·  #DD2AEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DD2AEB?

#DD2AEB is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 221, 42, 235). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DD2AEB?

#DD2AEB is RGB 221, 42, 235 — HSL 296°, 83%, 54% — CMYK 6%, 82%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #DD2AEB?

Its complement is #35EB28; analogous partners are #7D28EB and #EB2897. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DD2AEB for text?

Black text on #DD2AEB has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.75:1.