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#D70494 Color

#D70494 is rgb(215, 4, 148) in RGB, hsl(319, 96%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 98%, 31%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Frostbite (#E936A7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.33. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D70494
HEX#D70494
RGBrgb(215, 4, 148)
HSLhsl(319, 96%, 43%)
HSVhsv(319, 98%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 98%, 31%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(58.3% 0.244 348)
LABlab(48.26% 75.95 -18.13)
LCHlch(48.26% 78.09 346.57)

What #D70494 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #D70494, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 7.33Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 8.18Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 9.33Fashion Fuchsia#F400A1ΔE 9.81Barbie Pink#E0218AΔE 10.78Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 12.03

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#D70494 Channel Values

How #D70494 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 215 · G 4 · B 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 319° · S 96% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 319° · S 98% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 98% · Y 31% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.84:1 vs white · 4.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D70494 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D70494 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D70494

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D70494; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D70494
Complementary
#04D747
Analogous
#B004D7
Analogous
#D7042B
Triadic
#94D704
Triadic
#0494D7
Split comp.
#2BD704
Split comp.
#04D7B0

Tints & Shades of #D70494

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#FA0AAE
#FB32BB
#FC5AC8
#FC7DD4
#FDA5E1
#FECDEE

Shades

#B90480
#A0036E
#82035A
#690248
#4B0234
#320122

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D70494.

How #D70494 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#D70494
Protanopia#606093
Protanomaly#9E4B94
Deuteranopia#838390
Deuteranomaly#AB6791
Tritanopia#D23737
Tritanomaly#D42A69
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D70494 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-d70494: #D70494;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D70494;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d70494': '#D70494' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.843, green: 0.016, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_d70494">#D70494</color>
SVG fillfill="#D70494"

More Pink Colors

#D70494 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#D70494 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D70494?

#D70494 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(215, 4, 148) in RGB and hsl(319, 96%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Frostbite (#E936A7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.33.

What is the RGB value of #D70494?

#D70494 is rgb(215, 4, 148) — red 215, green 4, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D70494?

#D70494 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 98%, 31%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D70494 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #D70494 scores 4.84:1 against white and 4.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D70494 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D70494 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 8.18, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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