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#DC56D8 Color

#DC56D8 is rgb(220, 86, 216) in RGB, hsl(302, 66%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 61%, 2%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), visibly different at ΔE 11.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DC56D8
HEX#DC56D8
RGBrgb(220, 86, 216)
HSLhsl(302, 66%, 60%)
HSVhsv(302, 61%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 61%, 2%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(67.4% 0.223 328.9)
LABlab(58.75% 64.53 -41.42)
LCHlch(58.75% 76.68 327.31)

What #DC56D8 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 #DC56D8, 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.

#DC56D8 Channel Values

How #DC56D8 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 86 · B 2168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 302° · S 66% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 302° · S 61% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 61% · Y 2% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.3:1 vs white · 6.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DC56D8 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 text3.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DC56D8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DC56D8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DC56D8; 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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Tints & Shades of #DC56D8

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 #DC56D8.

How #DC56D8 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#DC56D8
Protanopia#7B7BD8
Protanomaly#AB6ED8
Deuteranopia#9595D6
Deuteranomaly#B680D7
Tritanopia#D17272
Tritanomaly#D668A5
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DC56D8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dc56d8: #DC56D8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DC56D8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dc56d8': '#DC56D8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.337, blue: 0.847)
Android XML<color name="color_dc56d8">#DC56D8</color>
SVG fillfill="#DC56D8"

More Pink Colors

#DC56D8 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DC56D8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DC56D8?

#DC56D8 is a light pink — rgb(220, 86, 216) in RGB and hsl(302, 66%, 60%) 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 11.23.

What is the RGB value of #DC56D8?

#DC56D8 is rgb(220, 86, 216) — red 220, green 86, and blue 216 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DC56D8?

#DC56D8 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 61%, 2%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DC56D8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DC56D8 scores 3.3:1 against white and 6.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DC56D8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DC56D8 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 12.48, which is visibly different.

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