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#DF4E80 — Pink

#DF4E80 is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #DF4E80 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.

#DF4E80 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 #4EDFAC; it also sits naturally between #DF4EC9 and #DF644E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF4E80 · RGB 223, 78, 128

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Color values

HEX#DF4E80
RGB223, 78, 128
HSL339°, 69%, 59%
HSV339°, 65%, 87%
CMYK0%, 65%, 43%, 13%
XYZ37.05, 22.70, 22.85
Yxy22.70, 0.4486, 0.2748
CIE-Lab54.76, 60.27, 3.14
Hunter Lab47.64, 58.93, 2.41

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 31% · Blue 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 43% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF4E80 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF4E80 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF4E80

.text { color: #DF4E80; }
.background { background-color: #DF4E80; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF4E80; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 78, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(339, 69%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF4E80; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 78, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF4E80; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 78, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF4E80">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF4E80">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF4E80

#DB3971#CF2661#B92257#9F1D4B#8A1941#701535#5A112A#410C1E#2B0814#110308

Tints of #DF4E80

#E2608D#E46C96#E77EA3#EA8FAF#EEA0BB#F0ADC5#F3BED1#F6D0DD#F9DDE6#FCEEF3

Tones of #DF4E80

#D45984#CA6387#BF6E8A#B6778D#AB8290#A18C93

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EDFAC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.79:1 AA large only
Against black text5.54:1 AA

Best text color on #DF4E80: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF4E80

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 #DF4E80: ·

How #DF4E80 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A09F74Deuteranopia · #A9B471Tritanopia · #D86A68

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 pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DF4E80 rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Canyon
#24C28E · #78E6AD · #DE4F7E · #F2CCD6
Dreamy Ruby Terrace
#468D1D · #5486DC · #DA4B80 · #E3F2D6
Modern Solace
#3F3ACC · #A455DE · #851877 · #DA537F
Wild Ruby Saffron
#F2B0C8 · #DA5284 · #C22961 · #7B183D
Serene Lagoon
#245EB1 · #D94582 · #72D52E · #C0D3EB
Velvet Cinder
#AA1546 · #E94880 · #22E4A4 · #AAEFE5

Similar colors

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

#DE4F7E#DA4B80#DA537F#DA5284#D94582#E94880#D75177#D44F86#D9528B#D74B76#D5567D#E04E72

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF4E7F  ·  #DF4E81 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF4E80?

#DF4E80 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 78, 128). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF4E80?

#DF4E80 is RGB 223, 78, 128 — HSL 339°, 69%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 43%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF4E80?

Its complement is #4EDFAC; analogous partners are #DF4EC9 and #DF644E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF4E80 for text?

Black text on #DF4E80 has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.79:1.