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#df0780

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

RGB
223, 7, 128
HSL
326°, 94%, 45%
CMYK
0, 97, 43, 13
Luminance
0.1740

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #df0780 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#df0780
Hue
326°
magenta / pink
Saturation
94%
electric
Lightness
45%
balanced
Brightness
87%
HSV value
Perceived
51%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.1740
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
35/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
White
4.69:1
Closest name
Medium Violet Red
ΔE2000 5.7
Where it sits
Hue326° of 360°
Saturation94%
Lightness45%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool35% 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#df0780
RGBrgb(223, 7, 128)
HSLhsl(326, 94%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 43%, 13%)
LABlab(48.8 77.2 -5.6)
LCHlch(48.8 77.4 355.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.590 0.239 356.7)
Decimal14616448
Display P3color(display-p3 0.875 0.027 0.502)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #df0780;
background-color: #df0780;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#df0780] bg-[#df0780]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #df0780;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.875, green: 0.027, blue: 0.502)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#df0780")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFDF0780)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(128, 7, 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 #df0780 · 4.69:1
Use #ffffffAA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 4.69:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 4.48:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #df0780 as text scores 4.69:1 on white and 4.48:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#df0780 on white: 4.69:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#df0780 on black: 4.48:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #4B5C82
deuteranopia · #82817C
tritanopia · #F2004B

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #df0780 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.

#FDF2F8
#FBE4F1
#FAC2E1
#FC92CD
#FA5CB4
#F8259B
#df0780
#C60671
#9E055B
#720844
#47052A
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #FDF2F8Darkest = 950 · #47052A
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF2F8;
  --brand-100: #FBE4F1;
  --brand-200: #FAC2E1;
  --brand-300: #FC92CD;
  --brand-400: #FA5CB4;
  --brand-500: #F8259B;
  --brand-600: #df0780;
  --brand-700: #C60671;
  --brand-800: #9E055B;
  --brand-900: #720844;
  --brand-950: #47052A;
  --brand: #df0780;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #df0780

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#EDC0D9
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B78
Captions on the surface
Accent#02CA28
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7C0447
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEE6F4
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#24141D
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 #df0780

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

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • 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#07DF66
Analogous left#D207DF
Analogous right#DF0714
Split-complement 1#14DF07
Split-complement 2#07DFD2
Triadic 1#80DF07
Triadic 2#0780DF
Tetradic#DFD207

RGB percentages

Red87.5%
Green2.7%
Blue50.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta96.9%
Yellow42.6%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#df0780 text on a black background

contrast 4.48:1

Card sample

#df0780 text on a white background

contrast 4.69:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #df0780;
Background color
Panel with #df0780 background
background-color: #df0780;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #df0780;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(223, 7, 128, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(223, 7, 128, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #df0780;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df0780, #DF1E07);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #df0780

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.

#df0780 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.

#df0780, answered

What color is #df0780?

#df0780 is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Medium Violet Red (ΔE2000 5.7). It sits at 326° on the hue wheel with 94% saturation and 45% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #df0780?

rgb(223, 7, 128) — 223 red, 7 green and 128 blue out of 255, or 87.5% / 2.7% / 50.2% by channel.

Is #df0780 a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.1740 and perceived brightness is 51%, so white text on it reaches 4.69:1.

Should I use black or white text on #df0780?

White. It scores 4.69:1 against #df0780, versus 4.48:1 for black — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #df0780?

#07DF66 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #14DF07 and #07DFD2, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #df0780?

For interface work: #FAF4F8 as the surface, #EDC0D9 for borders, #9B4B78 for secondary text, #02CA28 as an accent and #7C0447 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #D207DF and #DF0714 stays calm, while #07DF66 is the loudest partner.

What is #df0780 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 97%, 43%, 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 #df0780 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 35 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #DF0731; nudged cooler, #E105D1.

Work with #df0780 in the Color Lab