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#DF116A — Vivid Pink

#DF116A is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumvioletred (#C71585) — not an exact match. CSS mediumvioletred gives you #C71585, a different color; use #DF116A 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.

#DF116A 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 #11DF86; it also sits naturally between #DF11D1 and #DF1F11. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF116A · RGB 223, 17, 106

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Color values

HEX#DF116A
RGB223, 17, 106
HSL334°, 86%, 47%
HSV334°, 92%, 87%
CMYK0%, 92%, 52%, 13%
XYZ33.23, 17.13, 15.19
Yxy17.13, 0.5070, 0.2613
CIE-Lab48.42, 74.56, 7.34
Hunter Lab41.39, 74.28, 5.15

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 7% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 92% · Yellow 52% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF116A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF116A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF116A

.text { color: #DF116A; }
.background { background-color: #DF116A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF116A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 17, 106); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(334, 86%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF116A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 17, 106, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF116A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 17, 106, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF116A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF116A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF116A

#CC0F61#B40E56#A10C4D#8E0B44#7B093B#64072F#510626#3E051D#260312#130109

Tints of #DF116A

#EE1B77#F03385#F14B93#F362A1#F57AAF#F68DBB#F8A5C9#FABDD7#FCD4E5#FEECF4

Tones of #DF116A

#D11F6C#C12F6E#B33D70#A44C72#965A74#866976

Color harmonies

Complementary — #11DF86:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.74:1 AA
Against black text4.43:1 AA large only

Best text color on #DF116A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF116A

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 #DF116A: ·

How #DF116A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #868454Deuteranopia · #92A14FTritanopia · #D54340

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:

Material Pink 500 · #E91E63Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777Tailwind rose 600 · #E11D48

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DF116A rather than the exact color:

Radiant Ruby Horizon
#850FA5 · #C511A6 · #DC136B · #E5252F
Golden Ruby Cinder
#E31764 · #BD331F · #BF841E · #A0B713
Gentle Marble
#DE3A7A · #E51F6C · #AC1A53 · #6B0F33
Cosmic Garden
#12C688 · #38ECD8 · #E0155B · #F4B8CF
Crystal Ruby Petal
#184A9A · #D82268 · #7BE03D · #D1DEF3
Dusty Mirage
#4126C4 · #B96FE7 · #D839D0 · #DC197B

Similar colors

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

#DC136B#E31764#E51F6C#E0155B#D82268#DC197B#D31B76#DE1A58#CF1C64#E90064#DB2463#CF1277

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF1169  ·  #DF116B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF116A?

#DF116A is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 17, 106). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF116A?

#DF116A is RGB 223, 17, 106 — HSL 334°, 86%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 92%, 52%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF116A?

Its complement is #11DF86; analogous partners are #DF11D1 and #DF1F11. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF116A for text?

White text on #DF116A has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.43:1.