Palettes / Colors / #DB12ED

#DB12ED — Vivid Pink

#DB12ED is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Fuchsia (#FF00FF). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: fuchsia (#FF00FF) — not an exact match. CSS fuchsia gives you #FF00FF, a different color; use #DB12ED 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.

#DB12ED 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 #24ED12; it also sits naturally between #6D12ED and #ED1292. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 7% · Blue 93%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 92% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DB12ED

.text { color: #DB12ED; }
.background { background-color: #DB12ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB12ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 18, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 86%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB12ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 18, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB12ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 18, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB12ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB12ED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DB12ED

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #24ED12:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DB12ED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DB12ED

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:

How #DB12ED looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DB12ED rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DB12EC  ·  #DB12EE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DB12ED?

#DB12ED is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 219, 18, 237). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB12ED?

#DB12ED is RGB 219, 18, 237 — HSL 295°, 86%, 50% — CMYK 8%, 92%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DB12ED?

Its complement is #24ED12; analogous partners are #6D12ED and #ED1292. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB12ED for text?

Black text on #DB12ED has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.95:1.