CSS named color

Deep Pink #FF1493

The CSS keyword deeppink is #FF1493. It is a vivid pink in the pink family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.655, chroma 0.261 and hue 356.9°.

Relative luminance: 0.2387
OKLCH L · C · h: 0.655 · 0.261 · 356.9
Best text: Black 5.77:1
Hue family: Pink

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#FF1493 color codes

HEX: #FF1493
RGB: rgb(255, 20, 147)
HSL: hsl(328, 100%, 54%)
OKLCH: oklch(0.655 0.261 356.9)
OKLab: oklab(0.655 0.261 -0.014)
CIELAB (D65): L* 55.96, a* 84.54, b* -5.70
XYZ (D65): X 46.76, Y 23.87, Z 29.74
CMYK (naive): cmyk(0%, 92%, 42%, 0%)

CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.

Legibility

Contrast: is #FF1493 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 5.77:1, passing AA. White text manages only 3.63:1, enough for large text only.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

Open the Contrast System

Black text on it

5.77:1
- AA passes
- AA large passes
- AAA fails
- APCA Lc +42
White text on it

3.63:1
- AA fails
- AA large passes
- AAA fails
- APCA Lc −67
As text on black

5.77:1
- AA passes
- AA large passes
- AAA fails
- APCA Lc −40
As text on white

3.63:1
- AA fails
- AA large passes
- AAA fails
- APCA Lc +61

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

For text on white

#E50082 4.51:1

Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.65 to 0.60 reaches 4.51:1 on white, keeping the hue.

Compare both in the Contrast System
For text on black

#FF1493 5.77:1

It already reaches 5.77:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #FF1493 live

Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.

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Scale

Shades and tints of #FF1493

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #FF1493 sits at step 500.

50#FFF1F5

White
1.09
Black
19.15
100#FFE2EB

White
1.21
Black
17.33
200#FFC5D8

White
1.47
Black
14.23
300#FF9ABF

White
1.97
Black
10.62
400#FF5EA3

White
2.84
Black
7.38
500This color#FF1493

White
3.63
Black
5.77
600#C70071

White
5.72
Black
3.66
700#A0005A

White
7.94
Black
2.64
800#770041

White
11.28
Black
1.86
900#50002A

White
15.27
Black
1.37
950#300017

White
18.45
Black
1.13

Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.

Gamut

How vivid #FF1493 can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.261; #FF1493 uses 100% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.301 there: 15% more.

sRGB
Display P3
Rec. 2020
Dominant wavelength

OKLCH chroma: 0.261
sRGB edge: 0.261
Display P3 edge: 0.301
Rec. 2020 edge: 0.353
Dominant wavelength: Complementary 499 nm
Excitation purity: 62%
Chromaticity: x 0.4658, y 0.2378

This color#FF1493
Most vivid in sRGB#FF1493
Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.655 0.301 356.9)

On a screen without Display P3 the last tile shows the sRGB edge instead.

Use the wider color where screens show it

.accent {
  color: #ff1493;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 0.9628 0 0.5688); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #FF1493

Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.

White #FFFFFF

sRGB50%#FF8AC9
OKLab50%#FFA2C8
OKLCH50%#FFA9C7

Black #000000

sRGB50%#800A4A
OKLab50%#630336
OKLCH50%#630336

Its complement #00A88F

sRGB50%#805E91
OKLab50%#B47F91
OKLCH50%#5E87FF

In CSS

/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #ff1493, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #ff1493 50%, white);

In use

#FF1493 in an interface

A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.

Light page

Button labelText, 4.5:15.77:1 Passes
Link and body-size textText, 4.5:13.63:1 Fails
Large headingLarge text, 3:13.63:1 Passes
Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:13.63:1 Passes

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #E50082 4.51:1

Dark page

Button labelText, 4.5:15.77:1 Passes
Link and body-size textText, 4.5:15.15:1 Passes
Large headingLarge text, 3:15.15:1 Passes
Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:15.15:1 Passes

Color vision

How #FF1493 looks with color blindness

Protanopia changes it most, ΔE2000 37.4; tritanopia changes it least, 13.0.

Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.

Simulate a whole page What each type sees

Protanopia

No working red (long-wavelength) cones

#596C95 ΔE2000 37.4

Distinct

Reads as muted blue
Deuteranopia

No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

#96958E ΔE2000 34.4

Distinct

Reads as gray
Tritanopia

No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

#FF0058 ΔE2000 13.0

Distinct

Reads as vivid pink
Achromatopsia

No cone color vision; lightness only

#868686 ΔE2000 29.2

Distinct

Reads as gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #00A88F. Their lightness contrast is only 1.21:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

Vision	The pair	ΔE2000	Verdict
Normal vision	#FF1493 · #00A88F	58.5	Stays distinct
Protanopia	#596C95 · #A19D8E	30.6	Stays distinct
Deuteranopia	#96958E · #8F8F91	5.3	Harder to tell apart
Tritanopia	#FF0058 · #00ABA1	68.9	Stays distinct
Achromatopsia	#868686 · #959595	5.2	Harder to tell apart

Harmony

Color harmonies for #FF1493

Its complement is #00A88F, a soft cyan, on the cool side of the wheel.

Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.

Open the Harmony Studio

Base#FF1493
Complement#00A88F

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio

−30°#DD3BE1
Base#FF1493
+30°#FF3B38

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio

Base#FF1493
+120°#8B9B00
+240°#009CDC

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio

Base#FF1493
+150°#00AE3F
+210°#00A3B3

Split-complementary

Open in Harmony Studio

Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-deeppink: #ff1493;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        deeppink: '#ff1493',
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-deeppink: oklch(0.655 0.261 356.9);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "deeppink": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [1, 0.0784, 0.5765],
        "hex": "#ff1493"
      },
      "$description": "CSS named color deeppink"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let deeppink = Color(.sRGB, red: 1.000, green: 0.078, blue: 0.576, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Deeppink = Color(0xFFFF1493)
}

Matches

The nearest match in each system

The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.

Tools

Open #FF1493 in the tools

Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.

Deep Pink #FF1493

#FF1493 color codes

Contrast: is #FF1493 accessible?

Black text on it

White text on it

As text on black

As text on white

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

Adjust #FF1493 live

Shades and tints of #FF1493

How vivid #FF1493 can get

Mixing #FF1493

#FF1493 in an interface

How #FF1493 looks with color blindness

Protanopia

Deuteranopia

Tritanopia

Achromatopsia

Pairing check

Color harmonies for #FF1493

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split-complementary

Design tokens

CSS custom property

Tailwind config

Tailwind v4 theme

Design token (W3C DTCG)

SwiftUI color

Jetpack Compose color

The nearest match in each system

Similar colors

Open #FF1493 in the tools