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#df0798

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

RGB
223, 7, 152
HSL
320°, 94%, 45%
CMYK
0, 97, 32, 13
Luminance
0.1811

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #df0798 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#df0798
Hue
320°
magenta / pink
Saturation
94%
electric
Lightness
45%
balanced
Brightness
87%
HSV value
Perceived
52%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.1811
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
39/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
4.62:1
Closest name
Medium Violet Red
ΔE2000 5.2
Where it sits
Hue320° of 360°
Saturation94%
Lightness45%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool39% 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#df0798
RGBrgb(223, 7, 152)
HSLhsl(320, 94%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 32%, 13%)
LABlab(49.6 79.5 -18.8)
LCHlch(49.6 81.7 346.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.599 0.249 348.5)
Decimal14616472
Display P3color(display-p3 0.875 0.027 0.596)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #df0798;
background-color: #df0798;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#df0798] bg-[#df0798]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #df0798;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.875, green: 0.027, blue: 0.596)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#df0798")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFDF0798)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(152, 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#000000 on #df0798 · 4.62:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 4.54:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 4.62:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #df0798 as text scores 4.54:1 on white and 4.62:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#df0798 on white: 4.54:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#df0798 on black: 4.62:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #3F609B
deuteranopia · #7C8294
tritanopia · #F00059

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #df0798 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.

#FDF2F9
#FBE4F4
#FAC2E7
#FC92D9
#FA5CC6
#F825B3
#df0798
#C60687
#9E056C
#72084F
#470532
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #FDF2F9Darkest = 950 · #470532
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF2F9;
  --brand-100: #FBE4F4;
  --brand-200: #FAC2E7;
  --brand-300: #FC92D9;
  --brand-400: #FA5CC6;
  --brand-500: #F825B3;
  --brand-600: #df0798;
  --brand-700: #C60687;
  --brand-800: #9E056C;
  --brand-900: #72084F;
  --brand-950: #470532;
  --brand: #df0798;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #df0798

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#EDC0DE
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B81
Captions on the surface
Accent#02CA12
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7C0454
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEE6F6
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 #df0798

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
  • 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#07DF4E
Analogous left#BA07DF
Analogous right#DF072C
Split-complement 1#2CDF07
Split-complement 2#07DFBA
Triadic 1#98DF07
Triadic 2#0798DF
Tetradic#DFBA07

RGB percentages

Red87.5%
Green2.7%
Blue59.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta96.9%
Yellow31.8%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#df0798 text on a black background

contrast 4.62:1

Card sample

#df0798 text on a white background

contrast 4.54:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #df0798;
Background color
Panel with #df0798 background
background-color: #df0798;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #df0798;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(223, 7, 152, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(223, 7, 152, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #df0798;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df0798, #DF0708);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #df0798

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.

#df0798 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.

#df0798, answered

What color is #df0798?

#df0798 is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Medium Violet Red (ΔE2000 5.2). It sits at 320° on the hue wheel with 94% saturation and 45% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #df0798?

rgb(223, 7, 152) — 223 red, 7 green and 152 blue out of 255, or 87.5% / 2.7% / 59.6% by channel.

Is #df0798 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.1811 and perceived brightness is 52%, so black text on it reaches 4.62:1.

Should I use black or white text on #df0798?

Black. It scores 4.62:1 against #df0798, versus 4.54:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #df0798?

#07DF4E sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #2CDF07 and #07DFBA, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #df0798?

For interface work: #FAF4F8 as the surface, #EDC0DE for borders, #9B4B81 for secondary text, #02CA12 as an accent and #7C0454 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #BA07DF and #DF072C stays calm, while #07DF4E is the loudest partner.

What is #df0798 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 97%, 32%, 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 #df0798 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 39 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #DF0749; nudged cooler, #D905E1.

Work with #df0798 in the Color Lab