Palettes / Colors / #DE12CD

#DE12CD — Vivid Pink

#DE12CD 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 #DE12CD 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.

#DE12CD 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 #12DE23; it also sits naturally between #8912DE and #DE1267. 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 7% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 92% · Yellow 8% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DE12CD

.text { color: #DE12CD; }
.background { background-color: #DE12CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DE12CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 18, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(305, 85%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DE12CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 18, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DE12CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 18, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DE12CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DE12CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DE12CD

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Tones of #DE12CD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #12DE23:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DE12CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DE12CD

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 #DE12CD 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 #DE12CD 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

← #DE12CC  ·  #DE12CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DE12CD?

#DE12CD is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 222, 18, 205). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DE12CD?

#DE12CD is RGB 222, 18, 205 — HSL 305°, 85%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 92%, 8%, 13%.

What colors go with #DE12CD?

Its complement is #12DE23; analogous partners are #8912DE and #DE1267. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DE12CD for text?

Black text on #DE12CD has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.14:1.