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#DA257C Color

#DA257C is rgb(218, 37, 124) in RGB, hsl(331, 71%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 83%, 43%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Cerise (#DA1D81), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DA257C
HEX#DA257C
RGBrgb(218, 37, 124)
HSLhsl(331, 71%, 50%)
HSVhsv(331, 83%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 83%, 43%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(59% 0.22 358.3)
LABlab(49.67% 70.74 -1.43)
LCHlch(49.67% 70.75 358.84)

What #DA257C 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 #DA257C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#DA257C Channel Values

How #DA257C 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 218 · G 37 · B 1248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 331° · S 71% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 331° · S 83% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 83% · Y 43% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.63:1 vs white · 4.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DA257C 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 text4.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DA257C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DA257C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DA257C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DA257C

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DA257C.

How #DA257C 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#DA257C
Protanopia#67677B
Protanomaly#A2547B
Deuteranopia#878776
Deuteranomaly#AF6D79
Tritanopia#D73939
Tritanomaly#D8325B
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DA257C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-da257c: #DA257C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DA257C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-da257c': '#DA257C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.145, blue: 0.486)
Android XML<color name="color_da257c">#DA257C</color>
SVG fillfill="#DA257C"

More Pink Colors

#DA257C sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DA257C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DA257C?

#DA257C is a mid-tone pink — rgb(218, 37, 124) in RGB and hsl(331, 71%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Cerise (#DA1D81), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.09.

What is the RGB value of #DA257C?

#DA257C is rgb(218, 37, 124) — red 218, green 37, and blue 124 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DA257C?

#DA257C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 83%, 43%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DA257C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #DA257C scores 4.63:1 against white and 4.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DA257C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DA257C 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 13.46, which is visibly different.

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