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#DF56EA — Vivid Pink

#DF56EA is a pink color we call Vivid 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 #DF56EA 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.

#DF56EA is a cool 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 #61EA57; it also sits naturally between #9757EA and #EA57AA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF56EA · RGB 223, 86, 234

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Color values

HEX#DF56EA
RGB223, 86, 234
HSL296°, 78%, 63%
HSV296°, 63%, 92%
CMYK5%, 63%, 0%, 8%
XYZ48.61, 28.28, 80.74
Yxy28.28, 0.3084, 0.1794
CIE-Lab60.14, 71.64, -49.74
Hunter Lab53.18, 74.08, -57.82

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 34% · Blue 92%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF56EA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF56EA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF56EA

.text { color: #DF56EA; }
.background { background-color: #DF56EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF56EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 86, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 78%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF56EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 86, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF56EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 86, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF56EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF56EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF56EA

#DB3CE7#D721E4#C019CC#A716B1#91139A#78107F#5E0C64#440949#2B062D#110212

Tints of #DF56EA

#E365EC#E677EE#E984F0#EB92F2#EEA4F4#F1B2F5#F3BFF7#F6CDF9#F9DFFB#FCEDFD

Tones of #DF56EA

#D761E0#CE6CD5#C576CB#BC82C0#B38CB5#AA96AB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #61EA57:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.15:1 AA large only
Against black text6.66:1 AA

Best text color on #DF56EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF56EA

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 #DF56EA: ·

How #DF56EA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A4A2C6Deuteranopia · #ACB6BETritanopia · #D8AAA4

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 purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DF56EA rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Ruby Canyon
#8946D8 · #E256E5 · #E675AD · #C82721
Velvet Ruby Marble
#134FA9 · #4D1CE5 · #DA5AEC · #F4A0C9
Misty Tempest
#B115B9 · #E551EB · #21D519 · #A3ED9B
Lucky Aurora
#8F53E3 · #DC53F1 · #EC4CB9 · #E31847
Dusty Ruby Saffron
#28AC15 · #9EEE74 · #D754EA · #EB98EB
Palette 332fd0
#332FD0 · #9254C8 · #E15FED · #6EDCD9

Similar colors

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

#E256E5#DA5AEC#E551EB#DC53F1#D754EA#E15FED#EA56E8#D858DF#E049E2#D84FDE#E661E0#E360DD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF56E9  ·  #DF56EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF56EA?

#DF56EA is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 86, 234). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF56EA?

#DF56EA is RGB 223, 86, 234 — HSL 296°, 78%, 63% — CMYK 5%, 63%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #DF56EA?

Its complement is #61EA57; analogous partners are #9757EA and #EA57AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF56EA for text?

Black text on #DF56EA has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.15:1.