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#DC70FB Color

#DC70FB is rgb(220, 112, 251) in RGB, hsl(287, 95%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 55%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DC70FB
HEX#DC70FB
RGBrgb(220, 112, 251)
HSLhsl(287, 95%, 71%)
HSVhsv(287, 55%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 55%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(72.3% 0.217 318.2)
LABlab(64.47% 58.15 -51.89)
LCHlch(64.47% 77.93 318.25)

What #DC70FB 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 #DC70FB, 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 purple in the library.

#DC70FB Channel Values

How #DC70FB 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 112 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 95% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 55% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 55% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.71:1 vs white · 7.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DC70FB 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 text2.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DC70FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DC70FB; 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 #DC70FB

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DC70FB.

How #DC70FB 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#DC70FB
Protanopia#8B8BFB
Protanomaly#B181FB
Deuteranopia#9F9FF9
Deuteranomaly#BA8EFA
Tritanopia#CD8C8C
Tritanomaly#D382C3
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DC70FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dc70fb: #DC70FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DC70FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dc70fb': '#DC70FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.439, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_dc70fb">#DC70FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#DC70FB"

More Purple Colors

#DC70FB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DC70FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DC70FB?

#DC70FB is a light purple — rgb(220, 112, 251) in RGB and hsl(287, 95%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.18.

What is the RGB value of #DC70FB?

#DC70FB is rgb(220, 112, 251) — red 220, green 112, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DC70FB?

#DC70FB converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 55%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DC70FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DC70FB scores 2.71:1 against white and 7.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DC70FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DC70FB 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 12.36, which is visibly different.

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