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#DA4E9C — Pink

#DA4E9C is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #DA4E9C 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.

#DA4E9C 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 #4EDA8D; it also sits naturally between #D34EDA and #DA4E55. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DA4E9C · RGB 218, 78, 156

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Color values

HEX#DA4E9C
RGB218, 78, 156
HSL327°, 65%, 58%
HSV327°, 64%, 85%
CMYK0%, 64%, 28%, 15%
XYZ37.64, 22.75, 33.86
Yxy22.75, 0.3993, 0.2414
CIE-Lab54.82, 61.92, -13.40
Hunter Lab47.70, 60.87, -11.73

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 31% · Blue 61%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 28% · Key 15%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DA4E9C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DA4E9C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DA4E9C

.text { color: #DA4E9C; }
.background { background-color: #DA4E9C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA4E9C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 78, 156); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(327, 65%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA4E9C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 78, 156, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA4E9C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 78, 156, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DA4E9C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA4E9C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DA4E9C

#D5398F#C62A80#B12572#972062#821C54#6D1747#541236#3F0D29#260818#11040B

Tints of #DA4E9C

#DD5FA4#E170AE#E37DB5#E78DBF#EA9EC8#EEAFD2#F2C0DB#F4CDE2#F8DDEC#FBEEF5

Tones of #DA4E9C

#D0589A#C56399#BC6C98#B27697#A88096#9E8A95

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EDA8D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.78:1 AA large only
Against black text5.55:1 AA

Best text color on #DA4E9C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DA4E9C

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 #DA4E9C: ·

How #DA4E9C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9D9C89Deuteranopia · #A6B085Tritanopia · #D37A77

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 pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DA4E9C rather than the exact color:

Hidden Ruby Breeze
#2AAC5D · #61D88D · #D450A1 · #E8B9DE
Honey Ruby Tempest
#F2C5DF · #DB52A3 · #5B103D · #420B2B
Palette Fceef5
#FCEEF5 · #F3BAD6 · #EA86B6 · #E05297
Tranquil Ruby Twilight
#6FB51D · #4C9EE3 · #E24A9C · #D5E8AB
Crimson Voyage
#934CD5 · #D278D6 · #D854A3 · #B4283E
Palette 462c7d
#462C7D · #831C91 · #D552A3 · #FF70BF

Similar colors

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

#D450A1#DB52A3#E05297#E24A9C#D854A3#D552A3#E4529B#D9599D#D6589F#D954A7#E74A9B#CE569A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DA4E9B  ·  #DA4E9D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DA4E9C?

#DA4E9C is Pink, a pink color (RGB 218, 78, 156). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DA4E9C?

#DA4E9C is RGB 218, 78, 156 — HSL 327°, 65%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 28%, 15%.

What colors go with #DA4E9C?

Its complement is #4EDA8D; analogous partners are #D34EDA and #DA4E55. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DA4E9C for text?

Black text on #DA4E9C has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.78:1.