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#DA56EB — Vivid Pink

#DA56EB 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 #DA56EB 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.

#DA56EB 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 #68EB56; it also sits naturally between #8F56EB and #EB56B2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DA56EB · RGB 218, 86, 235

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Color values

HEX#DA56EB
RGB218, 86, 235
HSL293°, 79%, 63%
HSV293°, 63%, 92%
CMYK7%, 63%, 0%, 8%
XYZ47.24, 27.56, 81.43
Yxy27.56, 0.3024, 0.1764
CIE-Lab59.49, 70.67, -51.39
Hunter Lab52.50, 72.69, -60.31

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 34% · Blue 92%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DA56EB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DA56EB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DA56EB

.text { color: #DA56EB; }
.background { background-color: #DA56EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA56EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 86, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 79%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA56EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 86, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA56EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 86, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DA56EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA56EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DA56EB

#D43BE8#CE1FE5#B818CD#A015B2#8B129B#730F80#5A0C64#420949#29052E#100212

Tints of #DA56EB

#DD64ED#E176EF#E484F1#E791F2#EBA4F4#EEB1F6#F1BFF8#F4CDF9#F8DFFB#FBEDFD

Tones of #DA56EB

#D260E1#C96CD5#C176CB#B981C1#B18BB6#A996AB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #68EB56:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.22:1 AA large only
Against black text6.51:1 AA

Best text color on #DA56EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DA56EB

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 #DA56EB: ·

How #DA56EB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A1A0C7Deuteranopia · #A9B2BETritanopia · #D3AAA4

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 purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DA56EB rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Saffron
#28AC15 · #9EEE74 · #D754EA · #EB98EB
Velvet Ruby Marble
#134FA9 · #4D1CE5 · #DA5AEC · #F4A0C9
Lucky Aurora
#8F53E3 · #DC53F1 · #EC4CB9 · #E31847
Dreamy Ruby Canyon
#8946D8 · #E256E5 · #E675AD · #C82721
Palette 332fd0
#332FD0 · #9254C8 · #E15FED · #6EDCD9
Misty Tempest
#B115B9 · #E551EB · #21D519 · #A3ED9B

Similar colors

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

#D754EA#DA5AEC#DC53F1#E256E5#E15FED#E551EB#D858DF#D84FDE#EA56E8#DF4EF9#E049E2#D250FA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DA56EA  ·  #DA56EC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DA56EB?

#DA56EB is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 218, 86, 235). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DA56EB?

#DA56EB is RGB 218, 86, 235 — HSL 293°, 79%, 63% — CMYK 7%, 63%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #DA56EB?

Its complement is #68EB56; analogous partners are #8F56EB and #EB56B2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DA56EB for text?

Black text on #DA56EB has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.22:1.