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#DC38CB Color

#DC38CB is rgb(220, 56, 203) in RGB, hsl(306, 70%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 75%, 8%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DC38CB
HEX#DC38CB
RGBrgb(220, 56, 203)
HSLhsl(306, 70%, 54%)
HSVhsv(306, 75%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 75%, 8%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(64% 0.248 332.8)
LABlab(54.43% 73.26 -40.79)
LCHlch(54.43% 83.85 330.89)

What #DC38CB 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 #DC38CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 7Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 10.83Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 14.16Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 15.26Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 16.42Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 16.51

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

#DC38CB Channel Values

How #DC38CB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 220 · G 56 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 70% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 75% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 75% · Y 8% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.84:1 vs white · 5.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DC38CB 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 text3.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DC38CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DC38CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DC38CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DC38CB
Complementary
#38DC48
Analogous
#9A38DC
Analogous
#DC3879
Triadic
#CBDC38
Triadic
#38CBDC
Split comp.
#79DC38
Split comp.
#38DC9A

Tints & Shades of #DC38CB

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

#E052D2
#E670DA
#EA8AE1
#EFA4E7
#F4BEEE
#F9DCF6

Shades

#CC24BB
#AD1F9F
#8F1983
#6C1363
#4E0E48
#30082C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DC38CB.

How #DC38CB 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#DC38CB
Protanopia#6E6ECB
Protanomaly#A65DCB
Deuteranopia#8C8CC8
Deuteranomaly#B274C9
Tritanopia#D25D5D
Tritanomaly#D65196
Achromatopsia#828282

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DC38CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dc38cb: #DC38CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DC38CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dc38cb': '#DC38CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.220, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_dc38cb">#DC38CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#DC38CB"

More Pink Colors

#DC38CB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#DC38CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DC38CB?

#DC38CB is a mid-tone pink — rgb(220, 56, 203) in RGB and hsl(306, 70%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.

What is the RGB value of #DC38CB?

#DC38CB is rgb(220, 56, 203) — red 220, green 56, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DC38CB?

#DC38CB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 75%, 8%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DC38CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DC38CB scores 3.84:1 against white and 5.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DC38CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DC38CB 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 19.44, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.