Hot pink

#db80bc

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for hot pink, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Hot pink, a strong pink at 320 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Hot pink color values

Every conversion for #db80bc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#db80bc
RGB219, 128, 188
HSL320, 56%, 68%
HSV320, 42%, 86%
CMYK0%, 42%, 14%, 14%
Lab65.07, 43.17, -16.3
XYZ46.01, 34.13, 51.74
Decimal14385340
Web safe#cc99cc
Pantone514 C
Pantone514 CHex#db80bcRgb219 128 188Cmyk0 42 14 14Lab65 43 -16Darker#9f2d78Deep#cb489fLighter#e8bad9

Shades of hot pink

Tints of hot pink

Colors that go with hot pink

Hot pink in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 42, 14, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #db80bc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 42 14 14
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 43 17 20
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Hot pink in css

Copy #db80bc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #db80bc; }
.text { color: #db80bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #db80bc; }

How hot pink looks on light and dark

Hot pink and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #db80bc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.68:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.83:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #db80bc against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Hot pink on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #db80bc sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around hot pink? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn hot pink into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #db80bc and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from hot pink, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #db80bc are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.