Vivid Cerise (#DA1D81)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 4.69:1 — vs black: 4.47:1

Color values

  • HEX #DA1D81
  • RGB rgb(218, 29, 129)
  • HSL hsl(328, 76%, 48%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 87, 41, 15 )
  • Websafe #CC3399

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #DA1D81 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Vivid Cerise
#DA1D81 Base
#1DDA76
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Vivid Cerise
#DA1D81 Base
#D51DDA
#DA1D22
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Vivid Cerise
#DA1D81 Base
#81DA1D
#1D81DA
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Vivid Cerise
#DA1D81 Base
#22DA1D
#1DDAD5
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Vivid Cerise
#DA1D81 Base
#DAD51D
#1DDA76
#1D22DA
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Vivid Cerise
#DA1D81 Base
#530B31
#961459
#B6186C
#E53B95
#E95AA6
#F29ECA
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Vivid Cerise, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#17030D
#3E0824
#650D3C
#8C1353
#B3186A
Vivid Cerise #DA1D81 Base
#E64198
#EB6BAF
#F195C5
#F6BFDC
#FCE8F3
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #DA1D81. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #DA1D81;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #DA1D81;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #DA1D81;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #DA1D81,
        #1DDA76
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #DA1D81,
        #1DDA76
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$vivid-cerise: #DA1D81;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$vivid-cerise-r: 218;
$vivid-cerise-g: 29;
$vivid-cerise-b: 129;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $vivid-cerise;
    color: rgba($vivid-cerise-r, $vivid-cerise-g, $vivid-cerise-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Vivid Cerise appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #DA1D81 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #7F7F7D Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #535382 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #D63737 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #747474 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Vivid Cerise ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Vivid Cerise #DA1D81 Base
Barbie Pink #E0218A ΔE 2.02
Deep Cerise #DA3287 ΔE 2.19
Mexican Pink #E4007C ΔE 2.20
Red-purple #E40078 ΔE 2.89

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.