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#DF4EA5 — Pink

#DF4EA5 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 #DF4EA5 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.

#DF4EA5 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 #4EDF88; it also sits naturally between #D04EDF and #DF4E5D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF4EA5 · RGB 223, 78, 165

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Color values

HEX#DF4EA5
RGB223, 78, 165
HSL324°, 69%, 59%
HSV324°, 65%, 87%
CMYK0%, 65%, 26%, 13%
XYZ39.95, 23.85, 38.10
Yxy23.85, 0.3920, 0.2341
CIE-Lab55.94, 64.44, -16.89
Hunter Lab48.84, 64.14, -15.28

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 31% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 26% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF4EA5 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF4EA5 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF4EA5

.text { color: #DF4EA5; }
.background { background-color: #DF4EA5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF4EA5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 78, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(324, 69%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF4EA5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 78, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF4EA5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 78, 165, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF4EA5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF4EA5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF4EA5

#DB399A#CF268B#B9227D#9F1D6B#8A195D#70154B#5A113D#410C2C#2B081D#11030C

Tints of #DF4EA5

#E260AE#E46CB4#E77EBD#EA8FC6#EEA0CF#F0ADD5#F3BEDE#F6D0E7#F9DDED#FCEEF6

Tones of #DF4EA5

#D459A3#CA63A1#BF6E9F#B6779D#AB829B#A18C99

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EDF88:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.64:1 AA large only
Against black text5.77:1 AA

Best text color on #DF4EA5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF4EA5

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 #DF4EA5: ·

How #DF4EA5 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A09F90Deuteranopia · #A9B48BTritanopia · #D87F7C

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 fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DF4EA5 rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby Tempest
#F2C5DF · #DB52A3 · #5B103D · #420B2B
Misty Ruby Opal
#F3C4E1 · #D954A7 · #D52593 · #97216B
Crimson Voyage
#934CD5 · #D278D6 · #D854A3 · #B4283E
Tranquil Ruby Twilight
#6FB51D · #4C9EE3 · #E24A9C · #D5E8AB
Palette 462c7d
#462C7D · #831C91 · #D552A3 · #FF70BF
Palette 5902ec
#5902EC · #E04DB0 · #F2C9E1 · #FFFA4D

Similar colors

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

#DB52A3#D954A7#D854A3#E24A9C#D552A3#E04DB0#E458A2#D450A1#E4529B#D848AD#DB4AB0#E74A9B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF4EA4  ·  #DF4EA6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF4EA5?

#DF4EA5 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 78, 165). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF4EA5?

#DF4EA5 is RGB 223, 78, 165 — HSL 324°, 69%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 26%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF4EA5?

Its complement is #4EDF88; analogous partners are #D04EDF and #DF4E5D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF4EA5 for text?

Black text on #DF4EA5 has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.64:1.