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magenta / pink · neutral

#df0bec

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

Token name suggestion: True Peony

RGB
223, 11, 236
HSL
297°, 91%, 48%
CMYK
6, 95, 0, 8
Luminance
0.2198

#df0bec is a balanced electric magenta / pink, 297° on the wheel and 52/100 on the cool side. Put black text on it (5.40:1). As text it scores 3.89:1 on white — large text only. Nearest name is Magenta, nearest Tailwind family is fuchsia.

hsl(297 91% 48%)rgb(223 11 236)Base step 600AA inkNeutral

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #df0bec is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#df0bec
Hue
297°
magenta / pink
Saturation
91%
electric
Lightness
48%
balanced
Brightness
93%
HSV value
Perceived
57%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2198
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
52/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
5.40:1
Closest name
Magenta
ΔE2000 6.1
Chroma
108.4
LCH, 0–130ish
OKLCH L
0.644
perceptual lightness
Tailwind
fuchsia
500 · ΔE 4.2
Web-safe
#CC00FF
nearest of 216
Where it sits
Hue297° of 360°
Saturation91%
Lightness48%
Saturation × lightness field

Left edge is grey, right edge is full chroma; top is white, bottom is black. The dot is #df0bec.

Temperature
Warm ← → Cool52% cool

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

Luminance by channel
Red71%
Green1%
Blue28%

Green carries most of what the eye calls brightness — that is why WCAG weights it 0.7152.

Every format

HEX#df0bec
HEX (8-digit)#df0becff
RGBrgb(223, 11, 236)
RGBArgba(223, 11, 236, 1)
HSLhsl(297, 91%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297, 95%, 93%)
HWBhwb(297 4% 7%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 95%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(54.0 89.9 -60.6)
LCHlch(54.0 108.4 326.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.644 0.297 325.3)
XYZ (D65)xyz(45.69, 21.99, 81.18)
Decimal14617580
Display P3color(display-p3 0.875 0.043 0.925)
Web-safe#CC00FF

Copy-ready code

every platformclick to select
/* CSS */
color: #df0bec;
background-color: #df0bec;
/* CSS custom property */
--brand: #df0bec;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#df0bec] bg-[#df0bec]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #df0bec;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.875, green: 0.043, blue: 0.925)
/* UIKit */
UIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.043, blue: 0.925, alpha: 1)
/* Android XML */
<color name="brand">#DF0BEC</color>
/* Android Compose */
Color(0xFFDF0BEC)
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFDF0BEC)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(236, 11, 223)
/* Python / PIL (RGB) */
(223, 11, 236)
/* Java AWT */
new Color(223, 11, 236)
/* .NET */
Color.FromArgb(255, 223, 11, 236)
/* OpenGL / Unity (0–1) */
(0.8745f, 0.0431f, 0.9255f, 1f)
/* LaTeX */
\definecolor{brand}{RGB}{223,11,236}
modern cssclick to select
/* mix without leaving CSS */
background: color-mix(in oklab, #df0bec 85%, white);
border-color: color-mix(in oklab, #df0bec 40%, transparent);
/* theme-aware in one line */
color: light-dark(#73067A, #EDD3EE);
/* relative colour syntax */
--hover: hsl(from #df0bec h s calc(l - 7));

Design tokens

The same ramp in the four formats a team actually needs. Paste one and the whole palette lands with it.

css custom propertiesclick to select
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF2FD;
  --brand-100: #FAE5FB;
  --brand-200: #F6C3F9;
  --brand-300: #F494FA;
  --brand-400: #EF5EF8;
  --brand-500: #E929F5;
  --brand-600: #df0bec;
  --brand-700: #B809C3;
  --brand-800: #93079C;
  --brand-900: #6B0A70;
  --brand-950: #430646;
  --brand: #df0bec;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
  --brand-surface: #FAF4FA;
  --brand-border: #EAC0ED;
  --brand-hover: #BF09CA;
  --brand-pressed: #9E08A8;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  :root {
    --brand-surface: #231424;
    --brand-ink: #EDD3EE;
  }
}
tailwind.config.jsclick to select
theme: {
  extend: {
    colors: {
      brand: {
        50: '#FCF2FD',
        100: '#FAE5FB',
        200: '#F6C3F9',
        300: '#F494FA',
        400: '#EF5EF8',
        500: '#E929F5',
        600: '#df0bec',
        700: '#B809C3',
        800: '#93079C',
        900: '#6B0A70',
        950: '#430646',
        DEFAULT: '#df0bec',
      },
    },
  },
}
scss mapclick to select
$brand: (
  '50': #FCF2FD,
  '100': #FAE5FB,
  '200': #F6C3F9,
  '300': #F494FA,
  '400': #EF5EF8,
  '500': #E929F5,
  '600': #df0bec,
  '700': #B809C3,
  '800': #93079C,
  '900': #6B0A70,
  '950': #430646,
);
$brand-base: #df0bec;
$brand-ink: #000000;

@function brand($step) { @return map-get($brand, $step); }
w3c design tokens (json)click to select
{
  "color": {
    "brand": {
      "50": { "$value": "#FCF2FD", "$type": "color" },
      "100": { "$value": "#FAE5FB", "$type": "color" },
      "200": { "$value": "#F6C3F9", "$type": "color" },
      "300": { "$value": "#F494FA", "$type": "color" },
      "400": { "$value": "#EF5EF8", "$type": "color" },
      "500": { "$value": "#E929F5", "$type": "color" },
      "600": { "$value": "#df0bec", "$type": "color" },
      "700": { "$value": "#B809C3", "$type": "color" },
      "800": { "$value": "#93079C", "$type": "color" },
      "900": { "$value": "#6B0A70", "$type": "color" },
      "950": { "$value": "#430646", "$type": "color" }
    },
    "brandInk": { "$value": "#000000", "$type": "color" }
  }
}

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 #df0bec · 5.40:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
12px
Aa
16px
Aa
24px
Aa
White text · 3.89:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 5.40:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #df0bec as text scores 3.89:1 on white and 5.40:1 on black.
Best tinted ink on it, if plain black or white feels flat: #73067A at 2.65:1.

Make it accessible

A contrast checker tells you that you failed. This tells you what to ship instead — same hue, same saturation, lightness moved only as far as WCAG demands.

The quick fox
#CC0AD8 · 4.56:1
AA on white−4% L
#CC0AD8
The quick fox
#9A08A3 · 7.15:1
AAA on white−15% L
#9A08A3
The quick fox
#df0bec · 5.40:1
AA on blackalready passes
#df0bec
The quick fox
#ED4DF7 · 7.01:1
AAA on black+15% L
#ED4DF7

Large text — 24px regular or 18.66px bold and above — only needs 3:1, so #DF0BEC is enough for headings on white. Non-text elements such as icons, chart strokes and focus rings also sit at 3:1 under WCAG 2.2 (1.4.11).

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#df0bec on white: 3.89:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#df0bec on black: 5.40:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Against the neutral ladder

Contrast is symmetric, so each row covers both directions: #df0bec as text on that neutral, and that neutral as text on #df0bec.

NeutralRatioBoth directions
White3.89:1AaAa
Slate 503.72:1AaAa
Slate 1003.55:1AaAa
Slate 2003.16:1AaAa
Slate 3002.62:1AaAa
Slate 4001.52:1AaAa
Slate 5001.22:1AaAa
Slate 6001.95:1AaAa
Slate 7002.66:1AaAa
Slate 8003.76:1AaAa
Slate 9004.59:1AaAa
Black5.40:1AaAa
Colour vision deficiency
true color
protanopia · #0073F1
deuteranopia · #5189E8
tritanopia · #E44A8C

Roughly one man in twelve has some form of colour vision deficiency. If any of the three panels above is hard to tell apart from a neighbouring colour in your palette, add a shape, an icon or a label so the meaning does not rest on hue alone.

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #df0bec 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.

#FCF2FD
#FAE5FB
#F6C3F9
#F494FA
#EF5EF8
#E929F5
#df0bec
#B809C3
#93079C
#6B0A70
#430646
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #FCF2FDDarkest = 950 · #430646Text step on white = 700
Perceptual ramp — OKLCH

The same eleven steps expressed in OKLCH, where equal lightness numbers actually look equally spaced. HSL ramps go muddy in the yellows and washed out in the blues; this one does not. Modern browsers render it natively — the hex ramp above is the fallback.

50100200300400500600700800900950
oklch tokensclick to select
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.97 0.074 325.3);
  --brand-100: oklch(0.94 0.119 325.3);
  --brand-200: oklch(0.88 0.178 325.3);
  --brand-300: oklch(0.80 0.232 325.3);
  --brand-400: oklch(0.72 0.274 325.3);
  --brand-500: oklch(0.64 0.297 325.3);
  --brand-600: oklch(0.56 0.297 325.3);
  --brand-700: oklch(0.48 0.280 325.3);
  --brand-800: oklch(0.40 0.250 325.3);
  --brand-900: oklch(0.32 0.208 325.3);
  --brand-950: oklch(0.24 0.164 325.3);
}

Colors that work with #df0bec

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#FAF4FA
Tinted page background
Border#EAC0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#964B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#40C705
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#73067A
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FDE7FE
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#231424
Dark-mode background
Hover#BF09CA
One step down in lightness
Pressed#9E08A8
Two steps down
Disabled#C2A3C4
Chroma pulled out
Focus ring#F10CFF
Offset from the fill so it reads
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

In real components

The same eight roles, wired into the interface patterns you will actually build with them. Every state below is a computed value, not a mock-up.

Buttons and states
Save changesHoverPressedDisabled
OutlineSubtleLinkFocused
Form field
you@company.com

Focus ring uses the light variant so the field still reads as one shape.

Send me product updates
Notice
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NewBetaDraft
Data
Storage used68%
Acme LtdActive
NorthwindTrial
GlobexActive

How to use #df0bec

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
  • Chart series and data categories
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
Minimum size as text on white
24px / 18.66px bold
Safe as a fill behind white type
No — use #73067A
Safe as a 1px border on white
Yes

Meaning and mood

What a colour in this family tends to signal, and how this particular chroma and lightness change the reading.

expressiveyouthfulwarmconfident

Pink is the fastest way to signal that a product is not another enterprise dashboard. It carries beauty, fashion and culture brands.

At this chroma the association is amplified — it will dominate anything placed beside it, so give it space and use it sparingly. The mid lightness keeps it versatile in both themes.

Worth knowing

Strong gendered associations in some markets — test it with the audience you actually have.

Reads as
  • FormalityLow
  • EnergyHigh
  • Weight52/100
  • TemperatureNeutral
  • ApproachabilityBalanced

Colour associations are cultural and vary by market. Treat these as a starting point for a conversation with your audience, not a finding about them.

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#18EC0B
Analogous left#6E0BEC
Analogous right#EC0B89
Split-complement 1#89EC0B
Split-complement 2#0BEC6E
Triadic 1#ECDF0B
Triadic 2#0BECDF
Tetradic#EC6E0B
On the wheel
Base+30°−30°+120°+240°+180°297°

#df0bec sits at 297°. Every dot is a harmony position and links to its own page in the table alongside.

RGB percentages

Red87.5%
Green4.3%
Blue92.5%
R · 0–255
223
0xdf
G · 0–255
11
0x0b
B · 0–255
236
0xec

CMYK percentages

Cyan5.5%
Magenta95.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.5%

Total ink coverage is 108%. Most commercial presses cap around 300% — above that, sheets stop drying properly.

Color previews

#df0bec text on a black background

contrast 5.40:1

Card sample

#df0bec text on a white background

contrast 3.89:1

Card sample

#df0bec on grey

3.55:1

#df0bec on its own surface

3.59:1

#df0bec on its dark surface

4.51:1

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #df0bec;
Background color
Panel with #df0bec background
background-color: #df0bec;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #df0bec;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(223, 11, 236, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(223, 11, 236, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #df0bec;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df0bec, #EC0B63);
Gradient text

Gradient headline

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #df0bec, #EC0B2B);
-webkit-background-clip: text;
color: transparent;
Focus ring
Focused control
outline: 2px solid #df0bec;
outline-offset: 3px;
Underline & caret

Marked up text

text-decoration-color: #df0bec;
caret-color: #df0bec;
Left rule
Pull quote or callout
border-left: 4px solid #df0bec;
Ring + tint
Selected chip
background: #FDE7FE;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px #df0bec;
Conic badge
68%
background: conic-gradient(#df0bec 68%, #e2e8f0 0);

Transparency

What each alpha value actually composites to. The top row is #df0bec over white; the bottom row is the same alpha over a checkerboard, so you can see what survives on a photo or a video.

Bottom row of hexes is the flattened result over white — use those when a design tool refuses transparency, or when you need a solid fallback.

alpha in every syntaxclick to select
rgba(223, 11, 236, 0.5)
rgb(223 11 236 / 50%)
#df0bec80
hsl(297 91% 48% / 50%)
color-mix(in srgb, #df0bec 50%, transparent)
Alpha8-digit hexFlat on white
10%#df0bec1a#FCE7FD
20%#df0bec33#F9CEFB
40%#df0bec66#F29DF7
60%#df0bec99#EC6DF4
80%#df0beccc#E53CF0

Gradients from #df0bec

Six recipes, each built from this hex and shown with the exact CSS that produced it.

Elevation
Same hue, three lightnesses — safe anywhere
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #EB3EF6, #df0bec 45%, #73067A);
Duotone
A short hue run reads richer than a flat fill
background: linear-gradient(120deg, #df0bec, #CF0A46);
Complement sweep
Loud — keep it behind large type only
background: linear-gradient(90deg, #df0bec, #18EC0B);
Spotlight
Hero panels and app headers
background: radial-gradient(120% 120% at 20% 0%, #EE5BF7 0%, #df0bec 45%, #73067A 100%);
Soft wash
Section backgrounds that stay readable
background: linear-gradient(180deg, #FAF4FA, #ffffff);
Mesh
Ambient background, no image weight
background: radial-gradient(60% 60% at 15% 20%, #7A34F6 0%, transparent 60%), radial-gradient(55% 55% at 85% 15%, #F52185 0%, transparent 60%), radial-gradient(70% 70% at 50% 95%, #73067A 0%, transparent 65%), #df0bec;

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #df0bec

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Tones — desaturated

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.

#df0bec 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.

On screens

Holds up across typical panel gamma. Still worth checking on an uncalibrated laptop, where mid-tones shift most.

In dark mode

Usable as-is on a dark surface at 5.40:1.

Explore nearby colors

Small, deliberate steps away from this hex — useful when you are hunting for the version of a colour that finally feels right.

#df0bec, answered

What color is #df0bec?

#df0bec is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Magenta (ΔE2000 6.1). It sits at 297° on the hue wheel with 91% saturation and 48% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #df0bec?

rgb(223, 11, 236) — 223 red, 11 green and 236 blue out of 255, or 87.5% / 4.3% / 92.5% by channel.

What is #df0bec in HSL and HSV?

hsl(297, 91%, 48%) and hsv(297, 95%, 93%). HSL is what CSS takes; HSV is what your design tool's picker shows, which is why the saturation numbers rarely match.

Is #df0bec a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2198 and perceived brightness is 57%, so black text on it reaches 5.40:1.

Should I use black or white text on #df0bec?

Black. It scores 5.40:1 against #df0bec, versus 3.89:1 for white — AA at any size.

Is #df0bec accessible on a white background?

#df0bec on white scores 3.89:1, which only clears AA for large text — 18.66px bold or 24px regular and up. Darken it to #CC0AD8 to reach 4.5:1, or #9A08A3 for 7:1.

What is the complementary color of #df0bec?

#18EC0B sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #89EC0B and #0BEC6E, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #df0bec?

For interface work: #FAF4FA as the surface, #EAC0ED for borders, #964B9B for secondary text, #40C705 as an accent and #73067A for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #6E0BEC and #EC0B89 stays calm, while #18EC0B is the loudest partner.

What is #df0bec in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(6%, 95%, 0%, 8%). 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 #df0bec warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 52 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #EC0BA7; nudged cooler, #8D09EE.

Which Tailwind color is closest to #df0bec?

The fuchsia family — its 500 step is #d946ef, ΔE2000 4.2 away. That is a visible difference, so define #df0bec as a custom token rather than reaching for the built-in.

How do I use #df0bec in Tailwind CSS?

Inline it as an arbitrary value with bg-[#df0bec] or text-[#df0bec], or register the whole ramp under theme.extend.colors.brand so you get bg-brand-500 and friends. The generated 50–950 scale on this page is ready to paste into your config.

What is #df0bec with 50% opacity?

rgba(223, 11, 236, 0.5), or #df0bec80 in eight-digit hex. Over white that composites to #EF85F6; over black, #700676.

Is #df0bec a web-safe color?

No. The nearest web-safe colour is #CC00FF, ΔE2000 4.6 away. The palette only matters for legacy displays and some email clients now.

What does the color #df0bec mean?

As a magenta / pink, it reads expressive, youthful, warm. Pink is the fastest way to signal that a product is not another enterprise dashboard. It carries beauty, fashion and culture brands. At this chroma the effect is amplified — it will dominate whatever sits beside it.

What gradient works with #df0bec?

The safest is same-hue elevation: linear-gradient(135deg, #EB3EF6, #df0bec 45%, #73067A). For more colour, a short hue run to #CF0A46 keeps it rich without turning muddy.

Work with #df0bec in the Color Lab

Every tool opens with this colour already loaded.

Every value on this page is computed from #df0bec at request time — conversions, contrast ratios and ΔE distances are calculated, never looked up.