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#D803BC — Vivid Pink

#D803BC is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DeepPink (#FF1493). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: deeppink (#FF1493) — not an exact match. CSS deeppink gives you #FF1493, a different color; use #D803BC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#D803BC is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #03D820; it also sits naturally between #8A03D8 and #D80351. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D803BC · RGB 216, 3, 188

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Color values

HEX#D803BC
RGB216, 3, 188
HSL308°, 97%, 43%
HSV308°, 99%, 85%
CMYK0%, 99%, 13%, 15%
XYZ37.43, 18.29, 49.14
Yxy18.29, 0.3569, 0.1745
CIE-Lab49.85, 82.64, -39.87
Hunter Lab42.77, 84.96, -42.05

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 1% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 13% · Key 15%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #D803BC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D803BC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D803BC

.text { color: #D803BC; }
.background { background-color: #D803BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D803BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(216, 3, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(308, 97%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D803BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(216, 3, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D803BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(216, 3, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D803BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D803BC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D803BC

#C403AA#B00399#9C0287#880276#790269#640257#500146#3C0134#280123#140011

Tints of #D803BC

#F104D1#FB18DD#FC31E1#FC4AE5#FD68E9#FD81ED#FD9BF0#FEB4F4#FED2F8#FFEBFC

Tones of #D803BC

#C913B0#B922A5#AA319A#9C408F#8C4F84#7D5E79

Color harmonies

Complementary — #03D820:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.51:1 AA
Against black text4.66:1 AA

Best text color on #D803BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D803BC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #D803BC: ·

How #D803BC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #7C7A8FDeuteranopia · #889885Tritanopia · #CD6C64

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D803BC rather than the exact color:

Velvet Ruby Harbor
#1667AF · #1610CB · #8C12E1 · #DE12BF
Serene Ruby Garden
#12AB32 · #66EF9E · #DA17B2 · #F4BFE9
Dusty Bloom
#431997 · #4D0968 · #E311CF · #E41A83
Tranquil Ruby Solace
#CA13AA · #EC34B7 · #4DEE6A · #A7F1C0
Crimson Dusk
#C917C9 · #EA42D9 · #1AE019 · #C8F5CA
Wild Meadow
#11892A · #4AE848 · #D21AAC · #F0B1EC

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#DE12BF#DA17B2#E311CF#CA13AA#C917C9#D21AAC#CE17AA#E21ACB#CB1EBC#D921BE#D020B4#CA1DC6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D803BB  ·  #D803BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D803BC?

#D803BC is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 216, 3, 188). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D803BC?

#D803BC is RGB 216, 3, 188 — HSL 308°, 97%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 99%, 13%, 15%.

What colors go with #D803BC?

Its complement is #03D820; analogous partners are #8A03D8 and #D80351. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D803BC for text?

Black text on #D803BC has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.51:1.