Palettes / Colors / #DB5CA6

#DB5CA6 — Pink

#DB5CA6 is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

#DB5CA6 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 #5CDB91; it also sits naturally between #D15CDB and #DB5C67. 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 36% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 24% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DB5CA6

.text { color: #DB5CA6; }
.background { background-color: #DB5CA6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB5CA6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 92, 166); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(325, 64%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB5CA6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 92, 166, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB5CA6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 92, 166, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB5CA6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB5CA6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DB5CA6

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5CDB91:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DB5CA6: #000000.

How #DB5CA6 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 #DB5CA6 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

← #DB5CA5  ·  #DB5CA7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DB5CA6?

#DB5CA6 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 219, 92, 166). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB5CA6?

#DB5CA6 is RGB 219, 92, 166 — HSL 325°, 64%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 58%, 24%, 14%.

What colors go with #DB5CA6?

Its complement is #5CDB91; analogous partners are #D15CDB and #DB5C67. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB5CA6 for text?

Black text on #DB5CA6 has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.45:1.