Palettes / Colors / #DF12ED
#DF12ED — Vivid Pink
#DF12ED 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 #DF12ED 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.
#DF12ED 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 #20ED12; it also sits naturally between #7112ED and #ED128E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DF12ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 18, 237 |
| HSL | 296°, 86%, 50% |
| HSV | 296°, 92%, 93% |
| CMYK | 6%, 92%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 45.93, 22.24, 81.99 |
| Yxy | 22.24, 0.3059, 0.1481 |
| CIE-Lab | 54.28, 89.46, -60.79 |
| Hunter Lab | 47.15, 95.37, -75.45 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 7% · Blue 93%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 92% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DF12ED
.text { color: #DF12ED; }
.background { background-color: #DF12ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF12ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 18, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 86%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF12ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 18, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF12ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 18, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DF12ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF12ED">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DF12ED
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #20ED12:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.86:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 5.45:1 AA |
Best text color on #DF12ED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF12ED
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DF12ED: ·
How #DF12ED 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 #DF12ED rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DF12ED?
#DF12ED is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 18, 237). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DF12ED?
#DF12ED is RGB 223, 18, 237 — HSL 296°, 86%, 50% — CMYK 6%, 92%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #DF12ED?
Its complement is #20ED12; analogous partners are #7112ED and #ED128E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DF12ED for text?
Black text on #DF12ED has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.86:1.