Deep Cerise (#DA3287)

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: #000000
Contrast vs white: 4.39:1 — vs black: 4.79:1

Color values

HEX #DA3287
RGB rgb(218, 50, 135)
HSL hsl(329, 69%, 52%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 77, 38, 15 )
Websafe #CC3399

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #DA3287 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Deep Cerise
#DA3287 Base

#32DA85

Analogous

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

Deep Cerise
#DA3287 Base

#D932DA

#DA3233

Triadic

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

Deep Cerise
#DA3287 Base

#87DA32

#3287DA

Split-Complementary

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

Deep Cerise
#DA3287 Base

#33DA32

#32DAD9

Tetradic (Square)

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

Deep Cerise
#DA3287 Base

#DAD932

#32DA85

#3233DA

Monochromatic

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

Deep Cerise
#DA3287 Base

#61123A

#A21D61

#C02373

#E0559B

#E673AD

#F1B4D3

Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

— #16040D

— #3F0B25

— #68133E

— #911A56

— #BA226F

Deep Cerise #DA3287 Base

— #E1579C

— #E77BB2

— #EEA0C7

— #F4C5DD

— #FBE9F2

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #DA3287. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #DA3287;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #DA3287;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #DA3287;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #DA3287,
        #32DA85
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #DA3287,
        #32DA85
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$deep-cerise: #DA3287;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$deep-cerise-r: 218;
$deep-cerise-g: 50;
$deep-cerise-b: 135;

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

Color Blindness Simulation

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

Normal Vision #DA3287 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #838383 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 #5B5B88 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #D64444 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #787878 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 Deep Cerise ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Deep Cerise #DA3287 Base

Barbie Pink #E0218A ΔE 1.50

Vivid Cerise #DA1D81 ΔE 2.19

Magenta (Pantone) #D0417E ΔE 2.89

Smitten #C84186 ΔE 3.11

How to use this color

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