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#DD52EF — Vivid Pink

#DD52EF is a pink color we call Vivid 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 #DD52EF 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.

#DD52EF 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 #65EF52; it also sits naturally between #8E52EF and #EF52B3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DD52EF · RGB 221, 82, 239

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Color values

HEX#DD52EF
RGB221, 82, 239
HSL293°, 83%, 63%
HSV293°, 66%, 94%
CMYK8%, 66%, 0%, 6%
XYZ48.42, 27.64, 84.44
Yxy27.64, 0.3017, 0.1722
CIE-Lab59.56, 73.63, -53.48
Hunter Lab52.57, 76.39, -63.65

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 32% · Blue 94%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 66% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DD52EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DD52EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DD52EF

.text { color: #DD52EF; }
.background { background-color: #DD52EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DD52EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 82, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 83%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DD52EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 82, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DD52EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 82, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DD52EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DD52EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DD52EF

#D736EC#D21AEA#BC14D2#A311B6#8E0F9F#750C83#5C0A67#43074B#2A042F#110213

Tints of #DD52EF

#DF60F0#E373F2#E681F3#E98FF5#ECA2F6#EFB0F8#F2BEF9#F5CCFA#F9DEFC#FBECFD

Tones of #DD52EF

#D45EE4#CB69D8#C374CD#BB7FC3#B28AB7#A995AC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #65EF52:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.22:1 AA large only
Against black text6.53:1 AA

Best text color on #DD52EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DD52EF

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 #DD52EF: ·

How #DD52EF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A1A0C9Deuteranopia · #A9B3C0Tritanopia · #D6ABA4

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 purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DD52EF rather than the exact color:

Lucky Aurora
#8F53E3 · #DC53F1 · #EC4CB9 · #E31847
Dusty Ruby Saffron
#28AC15 · #9EEE74 · #D754EA · #EB98EB
Misty Tempest
#B115B9 · #E551EB · #21D519 · #A3ED9B
Velvet Ruby Marble
#134FA9 · #4D1CE5 · #DA5AEC · #F4A0C9
Dreamy Voyage
#0C2322 · #62FB11 · #DF4EF9 · #FA4F9B
Dreamy Ruby Canyon
#8946D8 · #E256E5 · #E675AD · #C82721

Similar colors

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

#DC53F1#D754EA#E551EB#DA5AEC#DF4EF9#E256E5#E15FED#EA56E8#D250FA#E049E2#E748F8#D858DF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DD52EE  ·  #DD52F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DD52EF?

#DD52EF is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 221, 82, 239). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DD52EF?

#DD52EF is RGB 221, 82, 239 — HSL 293°, 83%, 63% — CMYK 8%, 66%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #DD52EF?

Its complement is #65EF52; analogous partners are #8E52EF and #EF52B3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DD52EF for text?

Black text on #DD52EF has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.22:1.