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#DA4E9D — Pink

#DA4E9D 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 #DA4E9D 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.

#DA4E9D 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 #4EDA8B; it also sits naturally between #D04EDA and #DA4E58. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DA4E9D · RGB 218, 78, 157

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Color values

HEX#DA4E9D
RGB218, 78, 157
HSL326°, 65%, 58%
HSV326°, 64%, 85%
CMYK0%, 64%, 28%, 15%
XYZ37.72, 22.79, 34.31
Yxy22.79, 0.3978, 0.2403
CIE-Lab54.85, 62.04, -13.93
Hunter Lab47.74, 61.02, -12.25

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 31% · Blue 62%

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 #DA4E9D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DA4E9D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DA4E9D

.text { color: #DA4E9D; }
.background { background-color: #DA4E9D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA4E9D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 78, 157); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(326, 65%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA4E9D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 78, 157, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA4E9D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 78, 157, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DA4E9D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA4E9D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DA4E9D

#D53992#C62A82#B12574#972064#821C56#6D1748#541237#3F0D2A#260819#11040B

Tints of #DA4E9D

#DD5FA6#E170B0#E37DB7#E78DC0#EA9EC9#EEAFD3#F2C0DC#F4CDE3#F8DDEC#FBEEF6

Tones of #DA4E9D

#D0589C#C5639A#BC6C99#B27698#A88097#9E8A95

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EDA8B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.78:1 AA large only
Against black text5.56:1 AA

Best text color on #DA4E9D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DA4E9D

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 #DA4E9D: ·

How #DA4E9D looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9D9C8ADeuteranopia · #A6B085Tritanopia · #D37B77

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 #DA4E9D rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DA4E9C  ·  #DA4E9E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DA4E9D?

#DA4E9D is Pink, a pink color (RGB 218, 78, 157). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DA4E9D?

#DA4E9D is RGB 218, 78, 157 — HSL 326°, 65%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 28%, 15%.

What colors go with #DA4E9D?

Its complement is #4EDA8B; analogous partners are #D04EDA and #DA4E58. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DA4E9D for text?

Black text on #DA4E9D has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.78:1.