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#DF53BC — Pink

#DF53BC 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 #DF53BC 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.

#DF53BC 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 #53DF76; it also sits naturally between #BC53DF and #DF5376. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF53BC · RGB 223, 83, 188

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Color values

HEX#DF53BC
RGB223, 83, 188
HSL315°, 69%, 60%
HSV315°, 63%, 87%
CMYK0%, 63%, 16%, 13%
XYZ42.60, 25.51, 50.25
Yxy25.51, 0.3599, 0.2155
CIE-Lab57.56, 65.56, -27.73
Hunter Lab50.50, 65.92, -27.41

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 33% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 16% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF53BC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF53BC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF53BC

.text { color: #DF53BC; }
.background { background-color: #DF53BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF53BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 83, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(315, 69%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF53BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 83, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF53BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 83, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF53BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF53BC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF53BC

#DB39B2#D327A8#B92293#A41E82#8A196E#701559#5A1148#410C33#2B0822#11030E

Tints of #DF53BC

#E364C3#E571C8#E882CF#EA8FD4#EEA0DA#F1B1E1#F3BEE6#F6D0ED#F9DDF2#FCEEF8

Tones of #DF53BC

#D55DB7#CB67B2#C171AD#B87AA8#AD85A3#A38F9E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #53DF76:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.44:1 AA large only
Against black text6.10:1 AA

Best text color on #DF53BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF53BC

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 #DF53BC: ·

How #DF53BC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A2A1A3Deuteranopia · #ABB59DTritanopia · #D88F8A

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 fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DF53BC rather than the exact color:

Hidden Ruby Aurora
#D770EF · #E559BE · #E36C8B · #D03C16
Tranquil Ruby Meadow
#AD228F · #DE57C5 · #28CE4C · #B9ECCB
Amber Horizon
#E557C3 · #DB39B3 · #B61B90 · #631250
Radiant Harbor
#2890A6 · #D552BE · #A6BF2F · #AFE0E1
Lucky Summit
#198538 · #45DC67 · #E15DBA · #F0C6EC
Silent Aurora
#0F25B4 · #733ADD · #C424E6 · #E958BE

Similar colors

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

#E559BE#DE57C5#E557C3#D552BE#E15DBA#E958BE#D850C5#E04DB0#E65BC6#EC4CB9#DB4AB0#D85DC6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF53BB  ·  #DF53BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF53BC?

#DF53BC is Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 83, 188). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF53BC?

#DF53BC is RGB 223, 83, 188 — HSL 315°, 69%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 16%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF53BC?

Its complement is #53DF76; analogous partners are #BC53DF and #DF5376. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF53BC for text?

Black text on #DF53BC has a contrast ratio of 6.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.44:1.