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#df4dfa

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

RGB
223, 77, 250
HSL
291°, 95%, 64%
CMYK
11, 69, 0, 2
Luminance
0.2790

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #df4dfa is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#df4dfa
Hue
291°
magenta / pink
Saturation
95%
electric
Lightness
64%
balanced
Brightness
98%
HSV value
Perceived
63%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2790
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
55/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
6.58:1
Closest name
Magenta
ΔE2000 4.7
Where it sits
Hue291° of 360°
Saturation95%
Lightness64%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool55% 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#df4dfa
RGBrgb(223, 77, 250)
HSLhsl(291, 95%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 69%, 0%, 2%)
LABlab(59.8 77.8 -59.2)
LCHlch(59.8 97.8 322.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.687 0.263 321.0)
Decimal14634490
Display P3color(display-p3 0.875 0.302 0.980)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #df4dfa;
background-color: #df4dfa;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#df4dfa] bg-[#df4dfa]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #df4dfa;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.875, green: 0.302, blue: 0.980)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#df4dfa")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFDF4DFA)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(250, 77, 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 #df4dfa · 6.58:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.19:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.58:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #df4dfa as text scores 3.19:1 on white and 6.58:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#df4dfa on white: 3.19:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#df4dfa on black: 6.58:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #0086FF
deuteranopia · #6095F6
tritanopia · #E16D9F

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #df4dfa is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FBF1FD
#F8E4FB
#F1C2FA
#EB92FC
#df4dfa
#D825F9
#CA07EE
#A806C6
#87049F
#620872
#3D0548
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FBF1FDDarkest = 950 · #3D0548
:root {
  --brand-50: #FBF1FD;
  --brand-100: #F8E4FB;
  --brand-200: #F1C2FA;
  --brand-300: #EB92FC;
  --brand-400: #df4dfa;
  --brand-500: #D825F9;
  --brand-600: #CA07EE;
  --brand-700: #A806C6;
  --brand-800: #87049F;
  --brand-900: #620872;
  --brand-950: #3D0548;
  --brand: #df4dfa;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #df4dfa

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#F9F4FA
Tinted page background
Border#E6C0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#8E4B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#54CB01
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#69047C
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FBE6FE
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#221424
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 #df4dfa

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#68FA4D
Analogous left#884DFA
Analogous right#FA4DBF
Split-complement 1#BFFA4D
Split-complement 2#4DFA88
Triadic 1#FADF4D
Triadic 2#4DFADF
Tetradic#FA884D

RGB percentages

Red87.5%
Green30.2%
Blue98.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan10.8%
Magenta69.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)2.0%

Color previews

#df4dfa text on a black background

contrast 6.58:1

Card sample

#df4dfa text on a white background

contrast 3.19:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #df4dfa;
Background color
Panel with #df4dfa background
background-color: #df4dfa;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #df4dfa;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(223, 77, 250, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(223, 77, 250, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #df4dfa;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df4dfa, #FA4DA2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #df4dfa

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.

#df4dfa 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.

#df4dfa, answered

What color is #df4dfa?

#df4dfa is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Magenta (ΔE2000 4.7). It sits at 291° on the hue wheel with 95% saturation and 64% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #df4dfa?

rgb(223, 77, 250) — 223 red, 77 green and 250 blue out of 255, or 87.5% / 30.2% / 98% by channel.

Is #df4dfa a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2790 and perceived brightness is 63%, so black text on it reaches 6.58:1.

Should I use black or white text on #df4dfa?

Black. It scores 6.58:1 against #df4dfa, versus 3.19:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #df4dfa?

#68FA4D sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #BFFA4D and #4DFA88, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #df4dfa?

For interface work: #F9F4FA as the surface, #E6C0ED for borders, #8E4B9B for secondary text, #54CB01 as an accent and #69047C for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #884DFA and #FA4DBF stays calm, while #68FA4D is the loudest partner.

What is #df4dfa in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(11%, 69%, 0%, 2%). 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 #df4dfa warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 55 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FA4DD6; nudged cooler, #9F4BFC.

Work with #df4dfa in the Color Lab