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#DF49CD — Pink

#DF49CD 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 #DF49CD 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.

#DF49CD 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 #49DF5A; it also sits naturally between #A549DF and #DF4982. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF49CD · RGB 223, 73, 205

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Color values

HEX#DF49CD
RGB223, 73, 205
HSL307°, 70%, 58%
HSV307°, 67%, 87%
CMYK0%, 67%, 8%, 13%
XYZ43.83, 24.86, 60.25
Yxy24.86, 0.3400, 0.1928
CIE-Lab56.94, 71.91, -38.43
Hunter Lab49.86, 73.48, -40.97

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 29% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 8% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF49CD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF49CD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF49CD

.text { color: #DF49CD; }
.background { background-color: #DF49CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF49CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 73, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(307, 70%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF49CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 73, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF49CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 73, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF49CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF49CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF49CD

#DB33C7#CC24B8#B620A5#9C1C8D#861879#711466#570F4E#410B3B#270723#110310

Tints of #DF49CD

#E25AD2#E56CD7#E779DA#EA8ADF#ED9BE4#F0ADE9#F4BEED#F6CBF1#F9DCF6#FCEEFA

Tones of #DF49CD

#D454C5#C95EBD#BF69B5#B474AD#A97EA4#9F899C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #49DF5A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.52:1 AA large only
Against black text5.97:1 AA

Best text color on #DF49CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF49CD

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 #DF49CD: ·

How #DF49CD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9E9DADDeuteranopia · #A7B2A5Tritanopia · #D8948E

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 #DF49CD 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
Hidden Canyon
#3F39E7 · #8B18E9 · #DE40D3 · #EC337F
Vintage Ruby Whisper
#9E149F · #E741CC · #4CE94A · #A4EC9A

Similar colors

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

#E046C7#DF4AD4#E446D3#DB4FD4#DE40D3#E741CC#D850C5#D244CD#E54BDA#D147C8#EE49D0#DD3AD2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF49CC  ·  #DF49CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF49CD?

#DF49CD is Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 73, 205). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF49CD?

#DF49CD is RGB 223, 73, 205 — HSL 307°, 70%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 67%, 8%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF49CD?

Its complement is #49DF5A; analogous partners are #A549DF and #DF4982. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF49CD for text?

Black text on #DF49CD has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.52:1.