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#DD3CD2 — Pink

#DD3CD2 is a pink color we call 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 #DD3CD2 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.

#DD3CD2 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 #3CDD47; it also sits naturally between #973CDD and #DD3C82. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DD3CD2 · RGB 221, 60, 210

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Color values

HEX#DD3CD2
RGB221, 60, 210
HSL304°, 70%, 55%
HSV304°, 73%, 87%
CMYK0%, 73%, 5%, 13%
XYZ43.07, 23.26, 63.19
Yxy23.26, 0.3325, 0.1796
CIE-Lab55.34, 76.55, -43.83
Hunter Lab48.23, 78.82, -48.35

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 24% · Blue 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 73% · Yellow 5% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DD3CD2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DD3CD2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DD3CD2

.text { color: #DD3CD2; }
.background { background-color: #DD3CD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DD3CD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 60, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(304, 70%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DD3CD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 60, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DD3CD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 60, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DD3CD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DD3CD2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DD3CD2

#D926CD#C322B8#AD1FA4#981B8F#82177B#681262#520F4E#3D0B39#270725#110310

Tints of #DD3CD2

#E04DD6#E35FDA#E670DE#E981E2#ED97E7#F0A8EB#F3BAEF#F6CBF3#F9DCF7#FCEEFB

Tones of #DD3CD2

#D147C8#C653BE#BA5EB4#AF6AAA#A375A0#988196

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3CDD47:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.72:1 AA large only
Against black text5.65:1 AA

Best text color on #DD3CD2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DD3CD2

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 #DD3CD2: ·

How #DD3CD2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9796AEDeuteranopia · #A1ADA5Tritanopia · #D5918B

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 pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DD3CD2 rather than the exact color:

Frozen Ruby Bloom
#1767A8 · #1B1CB4 · #6F1EB8 · #DD3AD2
Hidden Canyon
#3F39E7 · #8B18E9 · #DE40D3 · #EC337F
Dusty Mirage
#4126C4 · #B96FE7 · #D839D0 · #DC197B
Rustic Ruby Twilight
#178E9D · #E446D3 · #D3E444 · #BDE7EE
Vintage Ruby Whisper
#9E149F · #E741CC · #4CE94A · #A4EC9A
Burning Harbor
#1C781A · #7BDA58 · #D243D6 · #E5A7DD

Similar colors

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

#DD3AD2#DE40D3#D839D0#E446D3#E741CC#D243D6#DF4AD4#D244CD#E046C7#EA42D9#DA33DF#D131D7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DD3CD1  ·  #DD3CD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DD3CD2?

#DD3CD2 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 221, 60, 210). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DD3CD2?

#DD3CD2 is RGB 221, 60, 210 — HSL 304°, 70%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 73%, 5%, 13%.

What colors go with #DD3CD2?

Its complement is #3CDD47; analogous partners are #973CDD and #DD3C82. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DD3CD2 for text?

Black text on #DD3CD2 has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.72:1.