#DC40ED Color

#DC40ED is rgb(220, 64, 237) in RGB, hsl(294, 83%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 73%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), visibly different at ΔE 11.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DC40ED

HEX#DC40ED

RGBrgb(220, 64, 237)

HSLhsl(294, 83%, 59%)

HSVhsv(294, 73%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(7%, 73%, 0%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.265 323.6)

LABlab(56.81% 74.83 -56.26)

LCHlch(56.81% 93.62 323.07)

What #DC40ED 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 #DC40ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 11.76 Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 15.62 Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 17.14 Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 18.42 Phlox#DF00FFΔE 19.12 Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 19.2

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

#DC40ED Channel Values

How #DC40ED 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 64 · B 237	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 294° · S 83% · L 59%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 294° · S 73% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 7% · M 73% · Y 0% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.5:1 vs white · 6:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DC40ED 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 text3.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DC40ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DC40ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DC40ED; 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 #DC40ED

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 #DC40ED.

How #DC40ED 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#DC40ED

Protanopia#7171ED

Protanomaly#A761ED

Deuteranopia#8E8EEB

Deuteranomaly#B377EC

Tritanopia#CE6D6D

Tritanomaly#D35EAF

Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DC40ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dc40ed: #DC40ED;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DC40ED;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dc40ed': '#DC40ED' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.251, blue: 0.929)

Android XML<color name="color_dc40ed">#DC40ED</color>

SVG fillfill="#DC40ED"

More Pink Colors

#DC40ED 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

#DC40ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DC40ED?

#DC40ED is a mid-tone pink — rgb(220, 64, 237) in RGB and hsl(294, 83%, 59%) 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 11.76.

What is the RGB value of #DC40ED?

#DC40ED is rgb(220, 64, 237) — red 220, green 64, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DC40ED?

#DC40ED converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 73%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DC40ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DC40ED scores 3.5:1 against white and 6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DC40ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DC40ED 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 19.47, which is visibly different.

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