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#DA4EA5 — Pink

#DA4EA5 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 #DA4EA5 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.

#DA4EA5 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 #4EDA84; it also sits naturally between #C94EDA and #DA4E5F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DA4EA5 · RGB 218, 78, 165

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Color values

HEX#DA4EA5
RGB218, 78, 165
HSL323°, 65%, 58%
HSV323°, 64%, 85%
CMYK0%, 64%, 24%, 15%
XYZ38.43, 23.07, 38.02
Yxy23.07, 0.3861, 0.2318
CIE-Lab55.15, 63.06, -18.18
Hunter Lab48.03, 62.30, -16.54

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 31% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 24% · Key 15%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DA4EA5 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DA4EA5 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DA4EA5

.text { color: #DA4EA5; }
.background { background-color: #DA4EA5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA4EA5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 78, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(323, 65%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA4EA5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 78, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA4EA5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 78, 165, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DA4EA5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA4EA5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DA4EA5

#D53999#C62A8A#B1257B#97206A#821C5B#6D174C#54123B#3F0D2C#26081A#11040C

Tints of #DA4EA5

#DD5FAD#E170B5#E37DBC#E78DC5#EA9ECD#EEAFD6#F2C0DF#F4CDE5#F8DDEE#FBEEF6

Tones of #DA4EA5

#D058A2#C5639F#BC6C9D#B2769B#A88099#9E8A96

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EDA84:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.74:1 AA large only
Against black text5.61:1 AA

Best text color on #DA4EA5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DA4EA5

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 #DA4EA5: ·

How #DA4EA5 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9D9C90Deuteranopia · #A6B08BTritanopia · #D37F7C

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 fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DA4EA5 rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby Tempest
#F2C5DF · #DB52A3 · #5B103D · #420B2B
Misty Ruby Opal
#F3C4E1 · #D954A7 · #D52593 · #97216B
Crimson Voyage
#934CD5 · #D278D6 · #D854A3 · #B4283E
Palette 462c7d
#462C7D · #831C91 · #D552A3 · #FF70BF
Hidden Ruby Breeze
#2AAC5D · #61D88D · #D450A1 · #E8B9DE
Mellow Ruby Saffron
#7B1A54 · #D848AD · #5EDC91 · #A4E4C4

Similar colors

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

#DB52A3#D954A7#D854A3#D552A3#D450A1#D848AD#DB4AB0#D6589F#E04DB0#E24A9C#D9599D#D443AC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DA4EA4  ·  #DA4EA6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DA4EA5?

#DA4EA5 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 218, 78, 165). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DA4EA5?

#DA4EA5 is RGB 218, 78, 165 — HSL 323°, 65%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 24%, 15%.

What colors go with #DA4EA5?

Its complement is #4EDA84; analogous partners are #C94EDA and #DA4E5F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DA4EA5 for text?

Black text on #DA4EA5 has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.74:1.