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#DB60EB — Vivid Pink

#DB60EB 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 #DB60EB 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.

#DB60EB 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 #70EB60; it also sits naturally between #9660EB and #EB60B6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DB60EB · RGB 219, 96, 235

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Color values

HEX#DB60EB
RGB219, 96, 235
HSL293°, 78%, 65%
HSV293°, 59%, 92%
CMYK7%, 59%, 0%, 8%
XYZ48.39, 29.42, 81.73
Yxy29.42, 0.3033, 0.1844
CIE-Lab61.15, 66.69, -48.74
Hunter Lab54.24, 68.28, -56.40

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 38% · Blue 92%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DB60EB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DB60EB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DB60EB

.text { color: #DB60EB; }
.background { background-color: #DB60EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB60EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 96, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 78%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB60EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 96, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB60EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 96, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB60EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB60EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DB60EB

#D545E8#CF2AE5#C01AD5#A717BA#8F149F#72107F#5A0C64#410949#29062D#100212

Tints of #DB60EB

#DE6EED#E17BEF#E489F0#E797F2#ECA9F4#EFB6F6#F2C4F8#F5D2F9#F8DFFB#FBEDFD

Tones of #DB60EB

#D46AE2#CC74D8#C57ECE#BC88C3#B592B9#AD9CB0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #70EB60:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.05:1 AA large only
Against black text6.88:1 AA

Best text color on #DB60EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DB60EB

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 #DB60EB: ·

How #DB60EB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A6A5C9Deuteranopia · #ADB6C1Tritanopia · #D5AFA9

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 #DB60EB rather than the exact color:

Velvet Ruby Marble
#134FA9 · #4D1CE5 · #DA5AEC · #F4A0C9
Palette 332fd0
#332FD0 · #9254C8 · #E15FED · #6EDCD9
Dusty Ruby Saffron
#28AC15 · #9EEE74 · #D754EA · #EB98EB
Honey Solace
#B375E9 · #D86CE6 · #D11DA5 · #B3285F
Vivid Ruby Lagoon
#DD85F0 · #D066E6 · #B927D8 · #530F61
Dreamy Ruby Canyon
#8946D8 · #E256E5 · #E675AD · #C82721

Similar colors

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

#DA5AEC#E15FED#D754EA#D86CE6#D066E6#E256E5#DC53F1#D858DF#E661E0#E360DD#CF6BED#E26EE5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DB60EA  ·  #DB60EC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DB60EB?

#DB60EB is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 219, 96, 235). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB60EB?

#DB60EB is RGB 219, 96, 235 — HSL 293°, 78%, 65% — CMYK 7%, 59%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #DB60EB?

Its complement is #70EB60; analogous partners are #9660EB and #EB60B6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB60EB for text?

Black text on #DB60EB has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.05:1.