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#DA34A5 Color

#DA34A5 is rgb(218, 52, 165) in RGB, hsl(319, 69%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 76%, 24%, 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 5.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DA34A5
HEX#DA34A5
RGBrgb(218, 52, 165)
HSLhsl(319, 69%, 53%)
HSVhsv(319, 76%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76%, 24%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(61.6% 0.227 344.2)
LABlab(52.22% 70.18 -22.17)
LCHlch(52.22% 73.60 342.47)

What #DA34A5 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 #DA34A5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 5.8Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 7.11Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 10.76Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 12.07Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 13.36Fashion Fuchsia#F400A1ΔE 14.69

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

#DA34A5 Channel Values

How #DA34A5 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 52 · B 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 319° · S 69% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 319° · S 76% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 76% · Y 24% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.19:1 vs white · 5.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DA34A5 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DA34A5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DA34A5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DA34A5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DA34A5
Complementary
#34DA69
Analogous
#BC34DA
Analogous
#DA3453
Triadic
#A5DA34
Triadic
#34A5DA
Split comp.
#53DA34
Split comp.
#34DABC

Tints & Shades of #DA34A5

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

#DF4EB1
#E46CBE
#E986CA
#EEA5D7
#F3BEE2
#F9DDF0

Shades

#C62493
#A81F7D
#8A1966
#6C1450
#4E0E3A
#2F0923

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DA34A5.

How #DA34A5 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#DA34A5
Protanopia#6B6BA4
Protanomaly#A45AA5
Deuteranopia#8A8AA1
Deuteranomaly#B071A3
Tritanopia#D44F4F
Tritanomaly#D6457B
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DA34A5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-da34a5: #DA34A5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DA34A5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-da34a5': '#DA34A5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.204, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_da34a5">#DA34A5</color>
SVG fillfill="#DA34A5"

More Pink Colors

#DA34A5 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#DA34A5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DA34A5?

#DA34A5 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(218, 52, 165) in RGB and hsl(319, 69%, 53%) 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 5.8.

What is the RGB value of #DA34A5?

#DA34A5 is rgb(218, 52, 165) — red 218, green 52, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DA34A5?

#DA34A5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 76%, 24%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DA34A5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DA34A5 scores 4.19:1 against white and 5.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DA34A5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DA34A5 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 10.76, which is visibly different.

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