Palettes / Colors / #DD44EE

#DD44EE — Vivid Pink

#DD44EE is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

#DD44EE 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 #55EE44; it also sits naturally between #8844EE and #EE44AA. 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 27% · Blue 93%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 71% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DD44EE

.text { color: #DD44EE; }
.background { background-color: #DD44EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DD44EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 68, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 83%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DD44EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 68, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DD44EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 68, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DD44EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DD44EE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #55EE44:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DD44EE: #000000.

How #DD44EE 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 #DD44EE 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

← #DD44ED  ·  #DD44EF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DD44EE?

#DD44EE is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 221, 68, 238). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DD44EE?

#DD44EE is RGB 221, 68, 238 — HSL 294°, 83%, 60% — CMYK 7%, 71%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DD44EE?

Its complement is #55EE44; analogous partners are #8844EE and #EE44AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DD44EE for text?

Black text on #DD44EE has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.42:1.