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#df0bed

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

RGB
223, 11, 237
HSL
296°, 91%, 49%
CMYK
6, 95, 0, 7
Luminance
0.2204

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #df0bed is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#df0bed
Hue
296°
magenta / pink
Saturation
91%
electric
Lightness
49%
balanced
Brightness
93%
HSV value
Perceived
57%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2204
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
52/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
5.41:1
Closest name
Magenta
ΔE2000 6
Where it sits
Hue296° of 360°
Saturation91%
Lightness49%
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.

Every format

HEX#df0bed
RGBrgb(223, 11, 237)
HSLhsl(296, 91%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 95%, 0%, 7%)
LABlab(54.1 90.0 -61.1)
LCHlch(54.1 108.8 325.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.644 0.298 325.0)
Decimal14617581
Display P3color(display-p3 0.875 0.043 0.929)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #df0bed;
background-color: #df0bed;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#df0bed] bg-[#df0bed]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #df0bed;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.875, green: 0.043, blue: 0.929)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#df0bed")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFDF0BED)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(237, 11, 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 #df0bed · 5.41:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.88:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 5.41:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #df0bed as text scores 3.88:1 on white and 5.41:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#df0bed on white: 3.88:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#df0bed on black: 5.41:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #0073F2
deuteranopia · #5089E9
tritanopia · #E44B8C

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #df0bed 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
#F5C3F9
#F494FA
#EE5EF8
#E829F5
#df0bed
#B709C3
#93079C
#6A0A70
#420646
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #FCF2FDDarkest = 950 · #420646
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF2FD;
  --brand-100: #FAE5FB;
  --brand-200: #F5C3F9;
  --brand-300: #F494FA;
  --brand-400: #EE5EF8;
  --brand-500: #E829F5;
  --brand-600: #df0bed;
  --brand-700: #B709C3;
  --brand-800: #93079C;
  --brand-900: #6A0A70;
  --brand-950: #420646;
  --brand: #df0bed;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #df0bed

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#42C705
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#73067A
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FCE7FE
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#231424
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 #df0bed

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#19ED0B
Analogous left#6E0BED
Analogous right#ED0B8A
Split-complement 1#8AED0B
Split-complement 2#0BED6E
Triadic 1#EDDF0B
Triadic 2#0BEDDF
Tetradic#ED6E0B

RGB percentages

Red87.5%
Green4.3%
Blue92.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan5.9%
Magenta95.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.1%

Color previews

#df0bed text on a black background

contrast 5.41:1

Card sample

#df0bed text on a white background

contrast 3.88:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #df0bed;
Background color
Panel with #df0bed background
background-color: #df0bed;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #df0bed;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(223, 11, 237, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(223, 11, 237, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #df0bed;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df0bed, #ED0B64);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #df0bed

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.

#df0bed 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.

#df0bed, answered

What color is #df0bed?

#df0bed is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Magenta (ΔE2000 6). It sits at 296° on the hue wheel with 91% saturation and 49% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #df0bed?

rgb(223, 11, 237) — 223 red, 11 green and 237 blue out of 255, or 87.5% / 4.3% / 92.9% by channel.

Is #df0bed a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2204 and perceived brightness is 57%, so black text on it reaches 5.41:1.

Should I use black or white text on #df0bed?

Black. It scores 5.41:1 against #df0bed, versus 3.88:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #df0bed?

#19ED0B sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #8AED0B and #0BED6E, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #df0bed?

For interface work: #FAF4FA as the surface, #EAC0ED for borders, #964B9B for secondary text, #42C705 as an accent and #73067A for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #6E0BED and #ED0B8A stays calm, while #19ED0B is the loudest partner.

What is #df0bed in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(6%, 95%, 0%, 7%). 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 #df0bed 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 #ED0BA8; nudged cooler, #8C09EF.

Work with #df0bed in the Color Lab