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#da0fba

a balanced, electric magenta / pink · neutral · closest name: Medium Orchid

RGB
218, 15, 186
HSL
310°, 87%, 46%
CMYK
0, 93, 15, 15
Luminance
0.1879

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #da0fba is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#da0fba
Hue
310°
magenta / pink
Saturation
87%
electric
Lightness
46%
balanced
Brightness
85%
HSV value
Perceived
53%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.1879
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
45/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
4.76:1
Closest name
Medium Orchid
ΔE2000 9
Where it sits
Hue310° of 360°
Saturation87%
Lightness46%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool45% cool

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

Every format

HEX#da0fba
RGBrgb(218, 15, 186)
HSLhsl(310, 87%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 93%, 15%, 15%)
LABlab(50.5 81.8 -37.7)
LCHlch(50.5 90.0 335.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.608 0.263 336.9)
Decimal14290874
Display P3color(display-p3 0.855 0.059 0.729)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #da0fba;
background-color: #da0fba;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#da0fba] bg-[#da0fba]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #da0fba;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.855, green: 0.059, blue: 0.729)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#da0fba")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFDA0FBA)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(186, 15, 218)

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 #da0fba · 4.76:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 4.41:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 4.76:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #da0fba as text scores 4.41:1 on white and 4.76:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#da0fba on white: 4.41:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#da0fba on black: 4.76:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #1B66BE
deuteranopia · #6C82B6
tritanopia · #E6296E

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #da0fba is pinned to step 600; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FDF2FB
#FAE5F7
#F7C4EF
#F896E8
#F462DD
#F12DD2
#da0fba
#BF0DA3
#990B82
#6E0C5F
#45083B
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #FDF2FBDarkest = 950 · #45083B
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF2FB;
  --brand-100: #FAE5F7;
  --brand-200: #F7C4EF;
  --brand-300: #F896E8;
  --brand-400: #F462DD;
  --brand-500: #F12DD2;
  --brand-600: #da0fba;
  --brand-700: #BF0DA3;
  --brand-800: #990B82;
  --brand-900: #6E0C5F;
  --brand-950: #45083B;
  --brand: #da0fba;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #da0fba

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#FAF4F9
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0E6
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B8E
Captions on the surface
Accent#1AC309
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#770866
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FDE7FA
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241422
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 #da0fba

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

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • 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#0FDA2F
Analogous left#950FDA
Analogous right#DA0F54
Split-complement 1#54DA0F
Split-complement 2#0FDA95
Triadic 1#BADA0F
Triadic 2#0FBADA
Tetradic#DA950F

RGB percentages

Red85.5%
Green5.9%
Blue72.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta93.1%
Yellow14.7%
Key (black)14.5%

Color previews

#da0fba text on a black background

contrast 4.76:1

Card sample

#da0fba text on a white background

contrast 4.41:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #da0fba;
Background color
Panel with #da0fba background
background-color: #da0fba;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #da0fba;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(218, 15, 186, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(218, 15, 186, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #da0fba;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #da0fba, #DA0F33);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #da0fba

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.

#da0fba 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
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#da0fba, answered

What color is #da0fba?

#da0fba is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Medium Orchid (ΔE2000 9). It sits at 310° on the hue wheel with 87% saturation and 46% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #da0fba?

rgb(218, 15, 186) — 218 red, 15 green and 186 blue out of 255, or 85.5% / 5.9% / 72.9% by channel.

Is #da0fba a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.1879 and perceived brightness is 53%, so black text on it reaches 4.76:1.

Should I use black or white text on #da0fba?

Black. It scores 4.76:1 against #da0fba, versus 4.41:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #da0fba?

#0FDA2F sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #54DA0F and #0FDA95, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #da0fba?

For interface work: #FAF4F9 as the surface, #EDC0E6 for borders, #9B4B8E for secondary text, #1AC309 as an accent and #770866 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #950FDA and #DA0F54 stays calm, while #0FDA2F is the loudest partner.

What is #da0fba in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 93%, 15%, 15%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #da0fba warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 45 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #DA0F6F; nudged cooler, #B10DDC.

Work with #da0fba in the Color Lab