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#DF12E2 — Vivid Pink

#DF12E2 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 #DF12E2 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.

#DF12E2 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 #16E212; it also sits naturally between #7712E2 and #E2127E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF12E2 · RGB 223, 18, 226

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Color values

HEX#DF12E2
RGB223, 18, 226
HSL299°, 85%, 48%
HSV299°, 92%, 89%
CMYK1%, 92%, 0%, 11%
XYZ44.38, 21.61, 73.78
Yxy21.61, 0.3175, 0.1546
CIE-Lab53.61, 87.83, -55.65
Hunter Lab46.49, 92.97, -66.56

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 7% · Blue 89%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 92% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF12E2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF12E2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF12E2

.text { color: #DF12E2; }
.background { background-color: #DF12E2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF12E2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 18, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 85%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF12E2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 18, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF12E2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 18, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF12E2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF12E2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF12E2

#CC11D0#B50FB8#A30DA5#8B0B8E#790A7B#660868#4F0750#3C053D#250326#130213

Tints of #DF12E2

#EA21ED#EC39EF#EE4CF0#F063F2#F27BF4#F592F6#F7AAF8#F9BDFA#FBD5FC#FDECFD

Tones of #DF12E2

#D121D4#C330C5#B43EB6#A54EA6#975D98#896C89

Color harmonies

Complementary — #16E212:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.95:1 AA large only
Against black text5.32:1 AA

Best text color on #DF12E2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF12E2

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 #DF12E2: ·

How #DF12E2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8684B0Deuteranopia · #92A2A4Tritanopia · #D5887F

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 600 · #C026D3Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DF12E2 rather than the exact color:

Misty Ruby Marble
#7238E6 · #DC17EC · #E83089 · #EE5240
Dreamy Ruby Aurora
#E71DDD · #EC3CAC · #F080A4 · #DF3C3E
Hidden Marble
#26C616 · #67EA49 · #D01AE2 · #EEA1ED
Dusty Bloom
#431997 · #4D0968 · #E311CF · #E41A83
Tranquil Ruby Cascade
#4BC6E5 · #2844B1 · #6B21DD · #E229E3
Amber Ruby Drift
#0B840D · #2FED51 · #EC24E9 · #F2A4EA

Similar colors

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

#DC17EC#E71DDD#D01AE2#E311CF#E229E3#EC24E9#DC21D0#DB13FA#E21ACB#EA25D7#DC20CE#F30CD4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF12E1  ·  #DF12E3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF12E2?

#DF12E2 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 18, 226). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF12E2?

#DF12E2 is RGB 223, 18, 226 — HSL 299°, 85%, 48% — CMYK 1%, 92%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #DF12E2?

Its complement is #16E212; analogous partners are #7712E2 and #E2127E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF12E2 for text?

Black text on #DF12E2 has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.95:1.