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#DF4E93 — Pink

#DF4E93 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 #DF4E93 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.

#DF4E93 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 #4EDF99; it also sits naturally between #DF4EDC and #DF514E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF4E93 · RGB 223, 78, 147

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Color values

HEX#DF4E93
RGB223, 78, 147
HSL331°, 69%, 59%
HSV331°, 65%, 87%
CMYK0%, 65%, 34%, 13%
XYZ38.42, 23.24, 30.07
Yxy23.24, 0.4189, 0.2534
CIE-Lab55.32, 62.28, -7.27
Hunter Lab48.21, 61.42, -6.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 31% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 34% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF4E93 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF4E93 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF4E93

.text { color: #DF4E93; }
.background { background-color: #DF4E93; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF4E93; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 78, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(331, 69%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF4E93; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 78, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF4E93; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 78, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF4E93">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF4E93">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF4E93

#DB3987#CF2678#B9226B#9F1D5C#8A1950#701541#5A1134#410C25#2B0819#11030A

Tints of #DF4E93

#E2609E#E46CA6#E77EB1#EA8FBB#EEA0C6#F0ADCD#F3BED8#F6D0E2#F9DDEA#FCEEF5

Tones of #DF4E93

#D45994#CA6395#BF6E95#B67795#AB8296#A18C96

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EDF99:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.72:1 AA large only
Against black text5.65:1 AA

Best text color on #DF4E93: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF4E93

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 #DF4E93: ·

How #DF4E93 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A09F82Deuteranopia · #A9B47ETritanopia · #D87572

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 #DF4E93 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fceef5
#FCEEF5 · #F3BAD6 · #EA86B6 · #E05297
Palette Fffeec
#FFFEEC · #AEDDCD · #E4508F · #556FB5
Palette 69247c
#69247C · #DA498D · #FAC67A · #F9E6CF
Mellow Ember
#4315C6 · #9B22AB · #E4529B · #B52F1C
Tranquil Ruby Twilight
#6FB51D · #4C9EE3 · #E24A9C · #D5E8AB
Palette E25d4e
#E25D4E · #A93545 · #D9528B · #FF92E8

Similar colors

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

#E05297#E4508F#DA498D#E4529B#E24A9C#D9528B#E74A9B#E84594#E45A92#E95793#D1538E#D9599D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF4E92  ·  #DF4E94 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF4E93?

#DF4E93 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 78, 147). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF4E93?

#DF4E93 is RGB 223, 78, 147 — HSL 331°, 69%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 34%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF4E93?

Its complement is #4EDF99; analogous partners are #DF4EDC and #DF514E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF4E93 for text?

Black text on #DF4E93 has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.72:1.