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#DF49CC — Pink

#DF49CC is a pink color we call 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 #DF49CC 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.

#DF49CC 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 #49DF5D; it also sits naturally between #A849DF and #DF4980. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF49CC · RGB 223, 73, 204

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Color values

HEX#DF49CC
RGB223, 73, 204
HSL308°, 70%, 58%
HSV308°, 67%, 87%
CMYK0%, 67%, 9%, 13%
XYZ43.71, 24.81, 59.61
Yxy24.81, 0.3411, 0.1936
CIE-Lab56.89, 71.76, -37.94
Hunter Lab49.81, 73.28, -40.29

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 29% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 9% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF49CC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF49CC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF49CC

.text { color: #DF49CC; }
.background { background-color: #DF49CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF49CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 73, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(308, 70%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF49CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 73, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF49CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 73, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF49CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF49CC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF49CC

#DB33C5#CC24B5#B620A2#9C1C8B#861878#711464#570F4D#410B3A#270723#11030F

Tints of #DF49CC

#E25AD0#E56CD5#E779D9#EA8ADD#ED9BE2#F0ADE7#F4BEEC#F6CBF0#F9DCF5#FCEEFA

Tones of #DF49CC

#D454C3#C95EBB#BF69B3#B474AB#A97EA4#9F899C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #49DF5D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.52:1 AA large only
Against black text5.96:1 AA

Best text color on #DF49CC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF49CC

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 #DF49CC: ·

How #DF49CC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9E9DACDeuteranopia · #A7B2A5Tritanopia · #D8938E

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 fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DF49CC rather than the exact color:

Electric Ruby Cascade
#901882 · #E046C7 · #66E575 · #C9F2D5
Modern Ruby Mirage
#DF4AD4 · #C1206D · #9E1114 · #DA7B33
Rustic Ruby Twilight
#178E9D · #E446D3 · #D3E444 · #BDE7EE
Mellow Solace
#811D8D · #DB4FD4 · #37C127 · #BAE8AC
Vintage Ruby Whisper
#9E149F · #E741CC · #4CE94A · #A4EC9A
Hidden Canyon
#3F39E7 · #8B18E9 · #DE40D3 · #EC337F

Similar colors

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

#E046C7#DF4AD4#E446D3#DB4FD4#E741CC#DE40D3#D850C5#D244CD#D147C8#E54BDA#EE49D0#DE57C5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF49CB  ·  #DF49CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF49CC?

#DF49CC is Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 73, 204). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF49CC?

#DF49CC is RGB 223, 73, 204 — HSL 308°, 70%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 67%, 9%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF49CC?

Its complement is #49DF5D; analogous partners are #A849DF and #DF4980. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF49CC for text?

Black text on #DF49CC has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.52:1.