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#DF3CE2 — Pink

#DF3CE2 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 #DF3CE2 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.

#DF3CE2 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 #3FE23C; it also sits naturally between #8C3CE2 and #E23C92. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF3CE2 · RGB 223, 60, 226

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Color values

HEX#DF3CE2
RGB223, 60, 226
HSL299°, 74%, 56%
HSV299°, 73%, 89%
CMYK1%, 73%, 0%, 11%
XYZ45.77, 24.41, 74.25
Yxy24.41, 0.3169, 0.1690
CIE-Lab56.50, 79.44, -51.05
Hunter Lab49.41, 82.85, -59.41

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 24% · Blue 89%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 73% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF3CE2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF3CE2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF3CE2

.text { color: #DF3CE2; }
.background { background-color: #DF3CE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF3CE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 60, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 74%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF3CE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 60, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF3CE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 60, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF3CE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF3CE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF3CE2

#DB26DF#C91ECC#AF1BB1#99179B#831485#6D116F#570D59#3D093E#270628#110312

Tints of #DF3CE2

#E24EE4#E55FE7#E871EA#EB83EC#EE95EF#F0A6F2#F3B8F4#F6CAF7#F9DCFA#FCEDFC

Tones of #DF3CE2

#D348D5#C853CA#BC60BE#B26BB3#A677A6#9B829B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3FE23C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.57:1 AA large only
Against black text5.88:1 AA

Best text color on #DF3CE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF3CE2

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 #DF3CE2: ·

How #DF3CE2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9897BADeuteranopia · #A2AEB0Tritanopia · #D79A93

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 purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DF3CE2 rather than the exact color:

Wild Ruby Cinder
#17BC17 · #34E65E · #E73CE7 · #F1B6F1
Mellow Ruby Orchard
#939017 · #4AE3DE · #DA33DF · #E8E2AA
Mellow Aurora
#17A296 · #D644E4 · #D8C81F · #A7E9DE
Misty Ruby Garden
#6EC8EA · #6E81E9 · #5E20B5 · #E049E2
Velvet Ruby Lagoon
#DC2FE1 · #BE1A81 · #C1183F · #E15C41
Frozen Ruby Twilight
#4F16AC · #D630E5 · #ED6EB4 · #F29A9C

Similar colors

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

#E73CE7#DA33DF#D644E4#E049E2#DC2FE1#D630E5#EA42D9#DE40D3#D241EA#DD3AD2#E52DDE#D835F0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF3CE1  ·  #DF3CE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF3CE2?

#DF3CE2 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 60, 226). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF3CE2?

#DF3CE2 is RGB 223, 60, 226 — HSL 299°, 74%, 56% — CMYK 1%, 73%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #DF3CE2?

Its complement is #3FE23C; analogous partners are #8C3CE2 and #E23C92. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF3CE2 for text?

Black text on #DF3CE2 has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.57:1.