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#DA36EC Color

#DA36EC is rgb(218, 54, 236) in RGB, hsl(294, 83%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 77%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), visibly different at ΔE 13.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DA36EC
HEX#DA36EC
RGBrgb(218, 54, 236)
HSLhsl(294, 83%, 57%)
HSVhsv(294, 77%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 77%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.273 323.5)
LABlab(55.41% 77.12 -57.95)
LCHlch(55.41% 96.47 323.08)

What #DA36EC 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 #DA36EC, 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.

#DA36EC Channel Values

How #DA36EC 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 54 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 294° · S 83% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 294° · S 77% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 77% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.67:1 vs white · 5.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DA36EC 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 text3.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DA36EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DA36EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DA36EC; 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 #DA36EC

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 #DA36EC.

How #DA36EC 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#DA36EC
Protanopia#6C6CEC
Protanomaly#A45BEC
Deuteranopia#8B8BEA
Deuteranomaly#B072EB
Tritanopia#CB6868
Tritanomaly#D158AD
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DA36EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-da36ec: #DA36EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DA36EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-da36ec': '#DA36EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.212, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_da36ec">#DA36EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#DA36EC"

More Pink Colors

#DA36EC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DA36EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DA36EC?

#DA36EC is a mid-tone pink — rgb(218, 54, 236) in RGB and hsl(294, 83%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.23.

What is the RGB value of #DA36EC?

#DA36EC is rgb(218, 54, 236) — red 218, green 54, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DA36EC?

#DA36EC converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 77%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DA36EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DA36EC scores 3.67:1 against white and 5.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DA36EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DA36EC 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 fuchsia (#FF00FF) at a CIE76 distance of 17.28, which is visibly different.

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