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#df3dfa

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

RGB
223, 61, 250
HSL
291°, 95%, 61%
CMYK
11, 76, 0, 2
Luminance
0.2593

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #df3dfa is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#df3dfa
Hue
291°
magenta / pink
Saturation
95%
electric
Lightness
61%
balanced
Brightness
98%
HSV value
Perceived
61%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2593
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
55/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
6.19:1
Closest name
Magenta
ΔE2000 4.4
Where it sits
Hue291° of 360°
Saturation95%
Lightness61%
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#df3dfa
RGBrgb(223, 61, 250)
HSLhsl(291, 95%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 76%, 0%, 2%)
LABlab(58.0 83.0 -62.1)
LCHlch(58.0 103.7 323.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.674 0.279 321.4)
Decimal14630394
Display P3color(display-p3 0.875 0.239 0.980)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #df3dfa;
background-color: #df3dfa;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#df3dfa] bg-[#df3dfa]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #df3dfa;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.875, green: 0.239, blue: 0.980)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#df3dfa")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFDF3DFA)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(250, 61, 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 #df3dfa · 6.19:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.40:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.19:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #df3dfa as text scores 3.40:1 on white and 6.19:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#df3dfa on white: 3.40:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#df3dfa on black: 6.19:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #0080FF
deuteranopia · #5691F6
tritanopia · #E1649B

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #df3dfa is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FCF1FD
#F8E4FB
#F2C2FA
#ED92FC
#E45BFB
#df3dfa
#CD06EF
#AB05C7
#89049F
#630873
#3E0548
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FCF1FDDarkest = 950 · #3E0548
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF1FD;
  --brand-100: #F8E4FB;
  --brand-200: #F2C2FA;
  --brand-300: #ED92FC;
  --brand-400: #E45BFB;
  --brand-500: #df3dfa;
  --brand-600: #CD06EF;
  --brand-700: #AB05C7;
  --brand-800: #89049F;
  --brand-900: #630873;
  --brand-950: #3E0548;
  --brand: #df3dfa;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #df3dfa

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#E6C0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#8F4B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#51CB01
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#6B037C
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 #df3dfa

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#58FA3D
Analogous left#803DFA
Analogous right#FA3DB7
Split-complement 1#B7FA3D
Split-complement 2#3DFA80
Triadic 1#FADF3D
Triadic 2#3DFADF
Tetradic#FA803D

RGB percentages

Red87.5%
Green23.9%
Blue98.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan10.8%
Magenta75.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)2.0%

Color previews

#df3dfa text on a black background

contrast 6.19:1

Card sample

#df3dfa text on a white background

contrast 3.40:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #df3dfa;
Background color
Panel with #df3dfa background
background-color: #df3dfa;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #df3dfa;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(223, 61, 250, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(223, 61, 250, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #df3dfa;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df3dfa, #FA3D97);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #df3dfa

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.

#df3dfa 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.

#df3dfa, answered

What color is #df3dfa?

#df3dfa is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Magenta (ΔE2000 4.4). It sits at 291° on the hue wheel with 95% saturation and 61% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #df3dfa?

rgb(223, 61, 250) — 223 red, 61 green and 250 blue out of 255, or 87.5% / 23.9% / 98% by channel.

Is #df3dfa a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2593 and perceived brightness is 61%, so black text on it reaches 6.19:1.

Should I use black or white text on #df3dfa?

Black. It scores 6.19:1 against #df3dfa, versus 3.40:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #df3dfa?

#58FA3D sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #B7FA3D and #3DFA80, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #df3dfa?

For interface work: #FAF4FA as the surface, #E6C0ED for borders, #8F4B9B for secondary text, #51CB01 as an accent and #6B037C for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #803DFA and #FA3DB7 stays calm, while #58FA3D is the loudest partner.

What is #df3dfa in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(11%, 76%, 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 #df3dfa 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 #FA3DD0; nudged cooler, #9A3BFC.

Work with #df3dfa in the Color Lab