Palettes / Colors / #DD40DB

#DD40DB — Pink

#DD40DB 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 #DD40DB 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.

#DD40DB 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 #40DD43; it also sits naturally between #9140DD and #DD408C. 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 25% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 71% · Yellow 1% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DD40DB

.text { color: #DD40DB; }
.background { background-color: #DD40DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DD40DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 64, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 70%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DD40DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 64, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DD40DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 64, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DD40DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DD40DB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #40DD43:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DD40DB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DD40DB

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 #DD40DB 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 #DD40DB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DD40DB?

#DD40DB is Pink, a pink color (RGB 221, 64, 219). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DD40DB?

#DD40DB is RGB 221, 64, 219 — HSL 301°, 70%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 71%, 1%, 13%.

What colors go with #DD40DB?

Its complement is #40DD43; analogous partners are #9140DD and #DD408C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DD40DB for text?

Black text on #DD40DB has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.60:1.