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#df0192

a dark, electric magenta / pink · warm · closest name: Medium Violet Red

RGB
223, 1, 146
HSL
321°, 99%, 44%
CMYK
0, 100, 35, 13
Luminance
0.1779

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #df0192 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#df0192
Hue
321°
magenta / pink
Saturation
99%
electric
Lightness
44%
dark
Brightness
87%
HSV value
Perceived
52%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.1779
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
38/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
White
4.61:1
Closest name
Medium Violet Red
ΔE2000 4.8
Where it sits
Hue321° of 360°
Saturation99%
Lightness44%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool38% 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#df0192
RGBrgb(223, 1, 146)
HSLhsl(321, 99%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 35%, 13%)
LABlab(49.2 79.3 -15.8)
LCHlch(49.2 80.9 348.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.596 0.248 350.4)
Decimal14614930
Display P3color(display-p3 0.875 0.004 0.573)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #df0192;
background-color: #df0192;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#df0192] bg-[#df0192]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #df0192;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.875, green: 0.004, blue: 0.573)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#df0192")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFDF0192)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(146, 1, 223)

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#ffffff on #df0192 · 4.61:1
Use #ffffffAA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 4.61:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 4.56:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #df0192 as text scores 4.61:1 on white and 4.56:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#df0192 on white: 4.61:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#df0192 on black: 4.56:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #425F95
deuteranopia · #7D818E
tritanopia · #F00055

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #df0192 is pinned to step 700; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FEF1F9
#FCE3F4
#FBC0E7
#FE8FD8
#FE57C4
#FE20B1
#F401A0
#df0192
#A2016A
#75054E
#490331
Base = 700Lightest = 50 · #FEF1F9Darkest = 950 · #490331
:root {
  --brand-50: #FEF1F9;
  --brand-100: #FCE3F4;
  --brand-200: #FBC0E7;
  --brand-300: #FE8FD8;
  --brand-400: #FE57C4;
  --brand-500: #FE20B1;
  --brand-600: #F401A0;
  --brand-700: #df0192;
  --brand-800: #A2016A;
  --brand-900: #75054E;
  --brand-950: #490331;
  --brand: #df0192;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #df0192

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

Text on it#ffffff
White wins here
Surface#FAF4F8
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0DD
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B7F
Captions on the surface
Accent#00CC14
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7F0153
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFE6F6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#24141F
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 #df0192

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

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Black 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#01DF4E
Analogous left#BD01DF
Analogous right#DF0123
Split-complement 1#23DF01
Split-complement 2#01DFBD
Triadic 1#92DF01
Triadic 2#0192DF
Tetradic#DFBD01

RGB percentages

Red87.5%
Green0.4%
Blue57.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta99.6%
Yellow34.5%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#df0192 text on a black background

contrast 4.56:1

Card sample

#df0192 text on a white background

contrast 4.61:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #df0192;
Background color
Panel with #df0192 background
background-color: #df0192;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #df0192;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(223, 1, 146, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(223, 1, 146, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #df0192;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df0192, #DF0401);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #df0192

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.

#df0192 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.

#df0192, answered

What color is #df0192?

#df0192 is a dark electric magenta / pink, closest to Medium Violet Red (ΔE2000 4.8). It sits at 321° on the hue wheel with 99% saturation and 44% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #df0192?

rgb(223, 1, 146) — 223 red, 1 green and 146 blue out of 255, or 87.5% / 0.4% / 57.3% by channel.

Is #df0192 a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.1779 and perceived brightness is 52%, so white text on it reaches 4.61:1.

Should I use black or white text on #df0192?

White. It scores 4.61:1 against #df0192, versus 4.56:1 for black — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #df0192?

#01DF4E sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #23DF01 and #01DFBD, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #df0192?

For interface work: #FAF4F8 as the surface, #EDC0DD for borders, #9B4B7F for secondary text, #00CC14 as an accent and #7F0153 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #BD01DF and #DF0123 stays calm, while #01DF4E is the loudest partner.

What is #df0192 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 100%, 35%, 13%). 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 #df0192 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 38 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #DF0141; nudged cooler, #DB00E0.

Work with #df0192 in the Color Lab