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#dc2cf6

a balanced, electric magenta / pink · neutral · closest name: Magenta

RGB
220, 44, 246
HSL
292°, 92%, 57%
CMYK
11, 82, 0, 4
Luminance
0.2367

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #dc2cf6 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#dc2cf6
Hue
292°
magenta / pink
Saturation
92%
electric
Lightness
57%
balanced
Brightness
96%
HSV value
Perceived
59%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2367
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
54/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
5.73:1
Closest name
Magenta
ΔE2000 5.3
Where it sits
Hue292° of 360°
Saturation92%
Lightness57%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool54% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#dc2cf6
RGBrgb(220, 44, 246)
HSLhsl(292, 92%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 82%, 0%, 4%)
LABlab(55.8 86.2 -63.5)
LCHlch(55.8 107.1 323.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.657 0.288 321.9)
Decimal14429430
Display P3color(display-p3 0.863 0.173 0.965)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #dc2cf6;
background-color: #dc2cf6;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#dc2cf6] bg-[#dc2cf6]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #dc2cf6;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.863, green: 0.173, blue: 0.965)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#dc2cf6")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFDC2CF6)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(246, 44, 220)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #dc2cf6 · 5.73:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.66:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 5.73:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #dc2cf6 as text scores 3.66:1 on white and 5.73:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#dc2cf6 on white: 3.66:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#dc2cf6 on black: 5.73:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #007AFB
deuteranopia · #4D8CF2
tritanopia · #DE5A95

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #dc2cf6 is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FCF2FD
#F8E4FB
#F2C3F9
#ED93FA
#E45EF8
#dc2cf6
#CE0AEB
#AC08C4
#89079D
#640A71
#3E0647
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FCF2FDDarkest = 950 · #3E0647
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF2FD;
  --brand-100: #F8E4FB;
  --brand-200: #F2C3F9;
  --brand-300: #ED93FA;
  --brand-400: #E45EF8;
  --brand-500: #dc2cf6;
  --brand-600: #CE0AEB;
  --brand-700: #AC08C4;
  --brand-800: #89079D;
  --brand-900: #640A71;
  --brand-950: #3E0647;
  --brand: #dc2cf6;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #dc2cf6

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4FA
Tinted page background
Border#E7C0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#914B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#4EC705
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#6B057A
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FBE7FE
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#221424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #dc2cf6

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#46F62C
Analogous left#772CF6
Analogous right#F62CAB
Split-complement 1#ABF62C
Split-complement 2#2CF677
Triadic 1#F6DC2C
Triadic 2#2CF6DC
Tetradic#F6772C

RGB percentages

Red86.3%
Green17.3%
Blue96.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan10.6%
Magenta82.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)3.5%

Color previews

#dc2cf6 text on a black background

contrast 5.73:1

Card sample

#dc2cf6 text on a white background

contrast 3.66:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #dc2cf6;
Background color
Panel with #dc2cf6 background
background-color: #dc2cf6;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #dc2cf6;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(220, 44, 246, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(220, 44, 246, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #dc2cf6;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc2cf6, #F62C89);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #dc2cf6

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#dc2cf6 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#dc2cf6, answered

What color is #dc2cf6?

#dc2cf6 is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Magenta (ΔE2000 5.3). It sits at 292° on the hue wheel with 92% saturation and 57% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #dc2cf6?

rgb(220, 44, 246) — 220 red, 44 green and 246 blue out of 255, or 86.3% / 17.3% / 96.5% by channel.

Is #dc2cf6 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2367 and perceived brightness is 59%, so black text on it reaches 5.73:1.

Should I use black or white text on #dc2cf6?

Black. It scores 5.73:1 against #dc2cf6, versus 3.66:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #dc2cf6?

#46F62C sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #ABF62C and #2CF677, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #dc2cf6?

For interface work: #FAF4FA as the surface, #E7C0ED for borders, #914B9B for secondary text, #4EC705 as an accent and #6B057A for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #772CF6 and #F62CAB stays calm, while #46F62C is the loudest partner.

What is #dc2cf6 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(11%, 82%, 0%, 4%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #dc2cf6 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 54 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F62CC6; nudged cooler, #922AF8.

Work with #dc2cf6 in the Color Lab