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#DF53BF — Pink

#DF53BF 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 #DF53BF 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.

#DF53BF 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 #53DF73; it also sits naturally between #BA53DF and #DF5378. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF53BF · RGB 223, 83, 191

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Color values

HEX#DF53BF
RGB223, 83, 191
HSL314°, 69%, 60%
HSV314°, 63%, 87%
CMYK0%, 63%, 14%, 13%
XYZ42.93, 25.64, 51.98
Yxy25.64, 0.3561, 0.2127
CIE-Lab57.69, 66.00, -29.25
Hunter Lab50.63, 66.48, -29.26

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 33% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 14% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF53BF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF53BF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF53BF

.text { color: #DF53BF; }
.background { background-color: #DF53BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF53BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 83, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(314, 69%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF53BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 83, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF53BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 83, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF53BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF53BF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF53BF

#DB39B5#D327AB#B92296#A41E85#8A1970#70155B#5A1149#410C34#2B0823#11030E

Tints of #DF53BF

#E364C5#E571CA#E882D0#EA8FD5#EEA0DC#F1B1E2#F3BEE7#F6D0ED#F9DDF2#FCEEF9

Tones of #DF53BF

#D55DB9#CB67B4#C171AE#B87AA9#AD85A4#A38F9E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #53DF73:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.43:1 AA large only
Against black text6.13:1 AA

Best text color on #DF53BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF53BF

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 #DF53BF: ·

How #DF53BF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A2A1A5Deuteranopia · #ABB59FTritanopia · #D8908C

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 #DF53BF rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Ruby Meadow
#AD228F · #DE57C5 · #28CE4C · #B9ECCB
Amber Horizon
#E557C3 · #DB39B3 · #B61B90 · #631250
Hidden Ruby Aurora
#D770EF · #E559BE · #E36C8B · #D03C16
Hidden Ruby Marble
#BA71DC · #D850C5 · #C52768 · #D74B45
Radiant Harbor
#2890A6 · #D552BE · #A6BF2F · #AFE0E1
Silent Aurora
#0F25B4 · #733ADD · #C424E6 · #E958BE

Similar colors

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

#DE57C5#E557C3#E559BE#D850C5#D552BE#E958BE#E15DBA#E65BC6#D85DC6#E35EC7#E046C7#EC4CB9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF53BE  ·  #DF53C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF53BF?

#DF53BF is Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 83, 191). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF53BF?

#DF53BF is RGB 223, 83, 191 — HSL 314°, 69%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 14%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF53BF?

Its complement is #53DF73; analogous partners are #BA53DF and #DF5378. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF53BF for text?

Black text on #DF53BF has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.43:1.