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#df7fca

a light, vivid magenta / pink · neutral · closest name: Orchid

RGB
223, 127, 202
HSL
313°, 60%, 69%
CMYK
0, 43, 9, 13
Luminance
0.3513

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #df7fca is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#df7fca
Hue
313°
magenta / pink
Saturation
60%
vivid
Lightness
69%
light
Brightness
87%
HSV value
Perceived
67%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3513
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
43/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
8.03:1
Closest name
Orchid
ΔE2000 5.2
Where it sits
Hue313° of 360°
Saturation60%
Lightness69%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool43% 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#df7fca
RGBrgb(223, 127, 202)
HSLhsl(313, 60%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 9%, 13%)
LABlab(65.8 47.2 -22.9)
LCHlch(65.8 52.5 334.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.725 0.150 335.7)
Decimal14647242
Display P3color(display-p3 0.875 0.498 0.792)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #df7fca;
background-color: #df7fca;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#df7fca] bg-[#df7fca]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #df7fca;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.875, green: 0.498, blue: 0.792)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#df7fca")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFDF7FCA)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(202, 127, 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 #df7fca · 8.03:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.62:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 8.03:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #df7fca as text scores 2.62:1 on white and 8.03:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#df7fca on white: 2.62:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#df7fca on black: 8.03:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #8097CD
deuteranopia · #99A5C7
tritanopia · #E8839B

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #df7fca 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.

#FBF4F9
#F7E9F4
#EFCCE8
#E9A5DA
#df7fca
#D24BB5
#C431A4
#A32988
#83216D
#5F1B50
#3B1132
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FBF4F9Darkest = 950 · #3B1132
:root {
  --brand-50: #FBF4F9;
  --brand-100: #F7E9F4;
  --brand-200: #EFCCE8;
  --brand-300: #E9A5DA;
  --brand-400: #df7fca;
  --brand-500: #D24BB5;
  --brand-600: #C431A4;
  --brand-700: #A32988;
  --brand-800: #83216D;
  --brand-900: #5F1B50;
  --brand-950: #3B1132;
  --brand: #df7fca;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #df7fca

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#FAF4F9
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0E3
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B89
Captions on the surface
Accent#29A725
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#661A55
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FAEBF7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241421
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 #df7fca

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

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • 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#7FDF94
Analogous left#C47FDF
Analogous right#DF7F9A
Split-complement 1#9ADF7F
Split-complement 2#7FDFC4
Triadic 1#CADF7F
Triadic 2#7FCADF
Tetradic#DFC47F

RGB percentages

Red87.5%
Green49.8%
Blue79.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta43.0%
Yellow9.4%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#df7fca text on a black background

contrast 8.03:1

Card sample

#df7fca text on a white background

contrast 2.62:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #df7fca;
Background color
Panel with #df7fca background
background-color: #df7fca;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #df7fca;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(223, 127, 202, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(223, 127, 202, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #df7fca;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df7fca, #DF7F8A);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #df7fca

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.

#df7fca 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
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#df7fca, answered

What color is #df7fca?

#df7fca is a light vivid magenta / pink, closest to Orchid (ΔE2000 5.2). It sits at 313° on the hue wheel with 60% saturation and 69% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #df7fca?

rgb(223, 127, 202) — 223 red, 127 green and 202 blue out of 255, or 87.5% / 49.8% / 79.2% by channel.

Is #df7fca a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3513 and perceived brightness is 67%, so black text on it reaches 8.03:1.

Should I use black or white text on #df7fca?

Black. It scores 8.03:1 against #df7fca, versus 2.62:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #df7fca?

#7FDF94 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #9ADF7F and #7FDFC4, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #df7fca?

For interface work: #FAF4F9 as the surface, #EDC0E3 for borders, #9B4B89 for secondary text, #29A725 as an accent and #661A55 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #C47FDF and #DF7F9A stays calm, while #7FDF94 is the loudest partner.

What is #df7fca in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 43%, 9%, 13%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #df7fca warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 43 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #DF7FA7; nudged cooler, #D27DE1.

Work with #df7fca in the Color Lab