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#DC508B Color

#DC508B is rgb(220, 80, 139) in RGB, hsl(335, 67%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 64%, 37%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fandango Pink (#DE5285), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DC508B
HEX#DC508B
RGBrgb(220, 80, 139)
HSLhsl(335, 67%, 59%)
HSVhsv(335, 64%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 64%, 37%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(63.5% 0.183 357.6)
LABlab(55.32% 59.14 -2.18)
LCHlch(55.32% 59.18 357.89)

What #DC508B 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 #DC508B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#DC508B Channel Values

How #DC508B 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 80 · B 1398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 335° · S 67% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 335° · S 64% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 64% · Y 37% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.77:1 vs white · 5.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DC508B 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 text3.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DC508B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DC508B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DC508B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DC508B

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 #DC508B.

How #DC508B 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#DC508B
Protanopia#78788A
Protanomaly#AA6A8B
Deuteranopia#939387
Deuteranomaly#B57D88
Tritanopia#D95A5A
Tritanomaly#DA5671
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DC508B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dc508b: #DC508B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DC508B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dc508b': '#DC508B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.314, blue: 0.545)
Android XML<color name="color_dc508b">#DC508B</color>
SVG fillfill="#DC508B"

More Pink Colors

#DC508B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DC508B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DC508B?

#DC508B is a mid-tone pink — rgb(220, 80, 139) in RGB and hsl(335, 67%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fandango Pink (#DE5285), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.37.

What is the RGB value of #DC508B?

#DC508B is rgb(220, 80, 139) — red 220, green 80, and blue 139 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DC508B?

#DC508B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 64%, 37%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DC508B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DC508B scores 3.77:1 against white and 5.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DC508B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DC508B 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 hotpink (#FF69B4) at a CIE76 distance of 13.56, which is visibly different.

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