Maroon Colors  ·  Color Library

Palettes / Colors / #DF53DB

#DF53DB — Pink

#DF53DB 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 #DF53DB 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.

#DF53DB 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 #53DF57; it also sits naturally between #9E53DF and #DF5394. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF53DB · RGB 223, 83, 219

Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

HEX#DF53DB
RGB223, 83, 219
HSL302°, 69%, 60%
HSV302°, 63%, 87%
CMYK0%, 63%, 2%, 13%
XYZ46.31, 26.99, 69.79
Yxy26.99, 0.3237, 0.1886
CIE-Lab58.96, 70.32, -43.19
Hunter Lab51.95, 72.11, -47.88

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 33% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 2% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF53DB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF53DB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF53DB

.text { color: #DF53DB; }
.background { background-color: #DF53DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF53DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 83, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(302, 69%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF53DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 83, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF53DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 83, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF53DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF53DB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF53DB

#DB39D5#D327CD#B922B4#A41E9F#8A1986#70156D#5A1158#410C3F#2B082A#110311

Tints of #DF53DB

#E364DE#E571E1#E882E5#EA8FE7#EEA0EB#F1B1EF#F3BEF1#F6D0F5#F9DDF8#FCEEFB

Tones of #DF53DB

#D55DD1#CB67C8#C171BE#B87AB6#AD85AC#A38FA3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #53DF57:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.28:1 AA large only
Against black text6.40:1 AA

Best text color on #DF53DB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF53DB

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 #DF53DB: ·

How #DF53DB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A2A1BADeuteranopia · #ABB5B2Tritanopia · #D8A09A

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 fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DF53DB rather than the exact color:

Amber Lagoon
#B3BF24 · #3ECFDA · #DF57D5 · #EFF3D8
Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6
Mellow Solace
#811D8D · #DB4FD4 · #37C127 · #BAE8AC
Vintage Ruby Aurora
#2828B5 · #531F8D · #D858DF · #D62B8E
Dusty Monsoon
#311FD6 · #B779E4 · #E54BDA · #E27CA9
Gentle Ruby Whisper
#179721 · #40E241 · #E65BDB · #EA9EE9

Similar colors

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

#DF57D5#D84FDE#DB4FD4#D858DF#E54BDA#E65BDB#E256E5#DF4AD4#E049E2#DD59D0#E360DD#EB57D4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF53DA  ·  #DF53DC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF53DB?

#DF53DB is Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 83, 219). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF53DB?

#DF53DB is RGB 223, 83, 219 — HSL 302°, 69%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 2%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF53DB?

Its complement is #53DF57; analogous partners are #9E53DF and #DF5394. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF53DB for text?

Black text on #DF53DB has a contrast ratio of 6.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.28:1.