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#DA50DB — Pink

#DA50DB is a pink color we call 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 #DA50DB 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.

#DA50DB 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 #51DB51; it also sits naturally between #9651DB and #DB5196. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DA50DB · RGB 218, 80, 219

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Color values

HEX#DA50DB
RGB218, 80, 219
HSL300°, 66%, 59%
HSV300°, 63%, 86%
CMYK0%, 63%, 0%, 14%
XYZ44.57, 25.76, 69.64
Yxy25.76, 0.3184, 0.1840
CIE-Lab57.81, 70.32, -45.07
Hunter Lab50.75, 71.77, -50.46

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 31% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DA50DB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DA50DB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DA50DB

.text { color: #DA50DB; }
.background { background-color: #DA50DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA50DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 80, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 66%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA50DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 80, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA50DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 80, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DA50DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA50DB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DA50DB

#D73CD7#CB2ACB#B625B6#9D209D#871C87#6E176E#591259#3F0D3F#2A092A#110311

Tints of #DA50DB

#DF62DF#E26FE2#E580E5#E891E8#ECA2EC#EFAFEF#F2C0F2#F5D0F5#F8DDF8#FCEEFC

Tones of #DA50DB

#D25BD2#C865C8#BE6FBE#B479B4#AA83AA#A08DA0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #51DB51:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.41:1 AA large only
Against black text6.15:1 AA

Best text color on #DA50DB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DA50DB

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 #DA50DB: ·

How #DA50DB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9E9DB9Deuteranopia · #A6B1B1Tritanopia · #D39F99

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 500 · #D946EFTailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DA50DB rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6
Mellow Solace
#811D8D · #DB4FD4 · #37C127 · #BAE8AC
Vintage Ruby Aurora
#2828B5 · #531F8D · #D858DF · #D62B8E
Amber Lagoon
#B3BF24 · #3ECFDA · #DF57D5 · #EFF3D8
Modern Ruby Mirage
#DF4AD4 · #C1206D · #9E1114 · #DA7B33
Misty Ruby Garden
#6EC8EA · #6E81E9 · #5E20B5 · #E049E2

Similar colors

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

#D84FDE#DB4FD4#D858DF#DF57D5#DF4AD4#E049E2#D04BDF#E54BDA#E256E5#DD59D0#D644E4#D754EA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DA50DA  ·  #DA50DC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DA50DB?

#DA50DB is Pink, a pink color (RGB 218, 80, 219). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DA50DB?

#DA50DB is RGB 218, 80, 219 — HSL 300°, 66%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #DA50DB?

Its complement is #51DB51; analogous partners are #9651DB and #DB5196. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DA50DB for text?

Black text on #DA50DB has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.41:1.