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#d77eb3

a light, vivid magenta / pink · warm · closest name: Hot Pink

RGB
215, 126, 179
HSL
324°, 53%, 67%
CMYK
0, 41, 17, 16
Luminance
0.3262

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #d77eb3 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#d77eb3
Hue
324°
magenta / pink
Saturation
53%
vivid
Lightness
67%
light
Brightness
84%
HSV value
Perceived
64%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3262
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
37/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
7.52:1
Closest name
Hot Pink
ΔE2000 7.3
Where it sits
Hue324° of 360°
Saturation53%
Lightness67%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool37% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#d77eb3
RGBrgb(215, 126, 179)
HSLhsl(324, 53%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 17%, 16%)
LABlab(63.9 41.5 -13.1)
LCHlch(63.9 43.5 342.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.705 0.127 344.3)
Decimal14122675
Display P3color(display-p3 0.843 0.494 0.702)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d77eb3;
background-color: #d77eb3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d77eb3] bg-[#d77eb3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d77eb3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.843, green: 0.494, blue: 0.702)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d77eb3")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFD77EB3)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(179, 126, 215)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #d77eb3 · 7.52:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.79:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 7.52:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #d77eb3 as text scores 2.79:1 on white and 7.52:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d77eb3 on white: 2.79:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d77eb3 on black: 7.52:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #8492B5
deuteranopia · #9BA0B1
tritanopia · #E17E91

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #d77eb3 is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FAF4F8
#F6E9F1
#EDCEE1
#E4A9CD
#d77eb3
#CA549A
#BB3A87
#9C3070
#7D275A
#5B2043
#39142A
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FAF4F8Darkest = 950 · #39142A
:root {
  --brand-50: #FAF4F8;
  --brand-100: #F6E9F1;
  --brand-200: #EDCEE1;
  --brand-300: #E4A9CD;
  --brand-400: #d77eb3;
  --brand-500: #CA549A;
  --brand-600: #BB3A87;
  --brand-700: #9C3070;
  --brand-800: #7D275A;
  --brand-900: #5B2043;
  --brand-950: #39142A;
  --brand: #d77eb3;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #d77eb3

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4F8
Tinted page background
Border#ECC1DA
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B7A
Captions on the surface
Accent#2D9F3F
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#611E46
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F9ECF4
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#24141E
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #d77eb3

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#7ED7A2
Analogous left#CF7ED7
Analogous right#D77E87
Split-complement 1#87D77E
Split-complement 2#7ED7CF
Triadic 1#B3D77E
Triadic 2#7EB3D7
Tetradic#D7CF7E

RGB percentages

Red84.3%
Green49.4%
Blue70.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta41.4%
Yellow16.7%
Key (black)15.7%

Color previews

#d77eb3 text on a black background

contrast 7.52:1

Card sample

#d77eb3 text on a white background

contrast 2.79:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d77eb3;
Background color
Panel with #d77eb3 background
background-color: #d77eb3;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d77eb3;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(215, 126, 179, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(215, 126, 179, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d77eb3;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d77eb3, #D7847E);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d77eb3

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#d77eb3 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#d77eb3, answered

What color is #d77eb3?

#d77eb3 is a light vivid magenta / pink, closest to Hot Pink (ΔE2000 7.3). It sits at 324° on the hue wheel with 53% saturation and 67% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #d77eb3?

rgb(215, 126, 179) — 215 red, 126 green and 179 blue out of 255, or 84.3% / 49.4% / 70.2% by channel.

Is #d77eb3 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3262 and perceived brightness is 64%, so black text on it reaches 7.52:1.

Should I use black or white text on #d77eb3?

Black. It scores 7.52:1 against #d77eb3, versus 2.79:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #d77eb3?

#7ED7A2 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #87D77E and #7ED7CF, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #d77eb3?

For interface work: #FAF4F8 as the surface, #ECC1DA for borders, #9B4B7A for secondary text, #2D9F3F as an accent and #611E46 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #CF7ED7 and #D77E87 stays calm, while #7ED7A2 is the loudest partner.

What is #d77eb3 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 41%, 17%, 16%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #d77eb3 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 37 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D77E92; nudged cooler, #D97CD5.

Work with #d77eb3 in the Color Lab