#DC18DC Color

#DC18DC is rgb(220, 24, 220) in RGB, hsl(300, 80%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 89%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), visibly different at ΔE 12.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DC18DC

HEX#DC18DC

RGBrgb(220, 24, 220)

HSLhsl(300, 80%, 48%)

HSVhsv(300, 89%, 86%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 89%, 0%, 14%)

OKLCHoklch(63.3% 0.282 328.3)

LABlab(52.86% 81.60 -52.96)

LCHlch(52.86% 97.29 327.02)

What #DC18DC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DC18DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 12.42 Fuchsia#FF00FFΔE 15.9 Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 16.64 Phlox#DF00FFΔE 18.19 Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 19.3 Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 19.56

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#DC18DC Channel Values

How #DC18DC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 220 · G 24 · B 220	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 300° · S 80% · L 48%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 300° · S 89% · V 86%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 89% · Y 0% · K 14%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.03:1 vs white · 5.21:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DC18DC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DC18DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DC18DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DC18DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DC18DC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DC18DC.

How #DC18DC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DC18DC

Protanopia#6565DC

Protanomaly#A351DC

Deuteranopia#8787D9

Deuteranomaly#B06CDA

Tritanopia#CF5858

Tritanomaly#D4479F

Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DC18DC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dc18dc: #DC18DC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DC18DC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dc18dc': '#DC18DC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.094, blue: 0.863)

Android XML<color name="color_dc18dc">#DC18DC</color>

SVG fillfill="#DC18DC"

More Pink Colors

#DC18DC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#DC18DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DC18DC?

#DC18DC is a mid-tone pink — rgb(220, 24, 220) in RGB and hsl(300, 80%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.42.

What is the RGB value of #DC18DC?

#DC18DC is rgb(220, 24, 220) — red 220, green 24, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DC18DC?

#DC18DC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 89%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DC18DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DC18DC scores 4.03:1 against white and 5.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DC18DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DC18DC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is fuchsia (#FF00FF) at a CIE76 distance of 15.9, which is visibly different.

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