Palettes / Colors / #DA38FA

#DA38FA — Vivid Pink

#DA38FA is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #DA38FA 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.

#DA38FA is a cool 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 #58FA38; it also sits naturally between #7938FA and #FA38B9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 22% · Blue 98%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DA38FA

.text { color: #DA38FA; }
.background { background-color: #DA38FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA38FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 56, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 95%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA38FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 56, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA38FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 56, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DA38FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA38FA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #58FA38:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DA38FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DA38FA

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:

How #DA38FA looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DA38FA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DA38F9  ·  #DA38FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DA38FA?

#DA38FA is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 218, 56, 250). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DA38FA?

#DA38FA is RGB 218, 56, 250 — HSL 290°, 95%, 60% — CMYK 13%, 78%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DA38FA?

Its complement is #58FA38; analogous partners are #7938FA and #FA38B9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DA38FA for text?

Black text on #DA38FA has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.54:1.