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#D80E9F Color

#D80E9F is rgb(216, 14, 159) in RGB, hsl(317, 88%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 94%, 26%, 15%) 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 8.2. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D80E9F
HEX#D80E9F
RGBrgb(216, 14, 159)
HSLhsl(317, 88%, 45%)
HSVhsv(317, 94%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 94%, 26%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(59.2% 0.247 344.7)
LABlab(49.12% 76.21 -23.39)
LCHlch(49.12% 79.71 342.94)

What #D80E9F 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 #D80E9F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 8.2Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 11.14Fashion Fuchsia#F400A1ΔE 11.49Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 12.11Shocking Pink#FC0FC0ΔE 14.39Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 15.06

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

#D80E9F Channel Values

How #D80E9F 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 216 · G 14 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 317° · S 88% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 317° · S 94% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 94% · Y 26% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.68:1 vs white · 4.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D80E9F 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 text4.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D80E9F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D80E9F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D80E9F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D80E9F
Complementary
#0ED847
Analogous
#AC0ED8
Analogous
#D80E3A
Triadic
#9FD80E
Triadic
#0E9FD8
Split comp.
#3AD80E
Split comp.
#0ED8AC

Tints & Shades of #D80E9F

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

#F11EB5
#F33FC0
#F566CD
#F787D8
#FAAEE4
#FCCFEF

Shades

#BB0C89
#9E0A74
#81085F
#69074D
#4D0538
#300323

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D80E9F.

How #D80E9F 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#D80E9F
Protanopia#61619E
Protanomaly#9F4D9F
Deuteranopia#84849B
Deuteranomaly#AC689D
Tritanopia#D23E3E
Tritanomaly#D43172
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D80E9F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d80e9f: #D80E9F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D80E9F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d80e9f': '#D80E9F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.847, green: 0.055, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_d80e9f">#D80E9F</color>
SVG fillfill="#D80E9F"

More Pink Colors

#D80E9F sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#D80E9F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D80E9F?

#D80E9F is a mid-tone pink — rgb(216, 14, 159) in RGB and hsl(317, 88%, 45%) 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 8.2.

What is the RGB value of #D80E9F?

#D80E9F is rgb(216, 14, 159) — red 216, green 14, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D80E9F?

#D80E9F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 94%, 26%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D80E9F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #D80E9F scores 4.68:1 against white and 4.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D80E9F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D80E9F 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 12.11, which is visibly different.

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