pinkneutralCC0 survey name

Purpleish Pink #DF4EC8

Purpleish Pink is a mid-tone, moderately saturated neutral color (#DF4EC8; HSL 310° 69% 59%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “purpleish pink”.

Use cases: Soft UI · Romantic palettes

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Families: Pinks · Magenta Colors

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#DF4EC8
RGBrgb(223, 78, 200)
HSLhsl(310, 69%, 59%)
HSVhsv(310, 65%, 87%)
OKLCHoklch(66.17% 0.223 334.7)
OKLaboklab(66.17% 0.2013 -0.0951)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 65%, 10.3%, 12.5%)
XYZxyz(43.5815, 25.3105, 57.2224)
CIE-LABlab(57.4, 69.3, -34.9)
CIE-LCHlch(57.4, 77.6, 333.3°)
Luminance0.253 (WCAG relative)
/* Purpleish Pink */ --purpleish-pink: #df4ec8; color: #df4ec8; background-color: #df4ec8;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: purpleishpink.

Collections: Berry Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#c647b2 #ae419c #973a87 #803373 #6a2c5f #55254c #401e3a #2d1728 #1a0f18 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#e464ce #e877d3 #ed8ad9 #f09bde #f4ace4 #f7bde9 #f9ceef #fcdef4 #feeffa #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#d758c2 #cf60bc #c767b5 #bf6eaf #b774a9 #ae79a3 #a67e9c #9d8296 #938690 #8a8a8a

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#DF4EC8
#4EDF65
#df4ec8 #4edf65

Analogous

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#AE4EDF
#DF4EC8
#DF4E80
#ae4edf #df4ec8 #df4e80

Triadic

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#DF4EC8
#C8DF4E
#4EC8DF
#df4ec8 #c8df4e #4ec8df

Tetradic

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#DF4EC8
#DFAE4E
#4EDF65
#4E80DF
#df4ec8 #dfae4e #4edf65 #4e80df

Square

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#DF4EC8
#DFAE4E
#4EDF65
#4E80DF
#df4ec8 #dfae4e #4edf65 #4e80df

Split Complementary

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#DF4EC8
#80DF4E
#4EDFAE
#df4ec8 #80df4e #4edfae

Monochromatic

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#971B84
#CB25B1
#DF4EC8
#E882D8
#F2B6E8
#971b84 #cb25b1 #df4ec8 #e882d8 #f2b6e8

Accessibility & contrast

3.46
#DF4EC8 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
6.06
#DF4EC8 on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on purpleish pink

6.06
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D7CCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D92C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E95884

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Pinky Purple #C94CBE4.30
Hot Magenta #F504C94.68
Purplish Pink #CE5DAE5.30
Pink Purple #EF1DE75.66
Bright Magenta #FF08E85.97
Orchid #DA70D66.22

Colors that go with purpleish pink

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Warm Purple #952E8F
2.0:1
Same hue family as purpleish pink (Δh 6°) — guaranteed harmony
Indigo Blue #3A18B1
3.1:1
Warm/cool bridge (Δh 56°) — adds depth without tension
Beige #F5F5DC
3.1:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈110°) — balanced three-way contrast
Apple #6ECB3C
1.7:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈150°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Baby Green #8CFF9E
2.8:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈180°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.