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#DE1781 Color

#DE1781 is rgb(222, 23, 129) in RGB, hsl(328, 81%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 90%, 42%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Cerise (#DA1D81), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DE1781
HEX#DE1781
RGBrgb(222, 23, 129)
HSLhsl(328, 81%, 48%)
HSVhsv(328, 90%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 90%, 42%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(59.3% 0.233 356.6)
LABlab(49.73% 74.42 -4.27)
LCHlch(49.73% 74.54 356.72)

What #DE1781 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 #DE1781, 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.

#DE1781 Channel Values

How #DE1781 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 222 · G 23 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 328° · S 81% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 328° · S 90% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 90% · Y 42% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.62:1 vs white · 4.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DE1781 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 text4.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DE1781 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DE1781

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DE1781; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #DE1781

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 #DE1781.

How #DE1781 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#DE1781
Protanopia#666680
Protanomaly#A45180
Deuteranopia#88887B
Deuteranomaly#B16D7E
Tritanopia#DA3535
Tritanomaly#DC2B5D
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DE1781 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-de1781: #DE1781;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DE1781;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-de1781': '#DE1781' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.090, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_de1781">#DE1781</color>
SVG fillfill="#DE1781"

More Pink Colors

#DE1781 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DE1781 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DE1781?

#DE1781 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(222, 23, 129) in RGB and hsl(328, 81%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Cerise (#DA1D81), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.08.

What is the RGB value of #DE1781?

#DE1781 is rgb(222, 23, 129) — red 222, green 23, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DE1781?

#DE1781 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 90%, 42%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DE1781 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #DE1781 scores 4.62:1 against white and 4.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DE1781 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DE1781 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 deeppink (#FF1493) at a CIE76 distance of 11.35, which is visibly different.

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