Deep Pink `#FF1493`

Deep Pink (#FF1493) is a mid-tone, vivid pink with an OKLCH hue of 357°, lightness 0.65 and chroma 0.261. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.

Color values

HEX	`#FF1493`
RGB	`rgb(255, 20, 147)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 100%, 54%)`
HSV	`hsv(328, 92%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 92%, 42%, 0%)`
CIE Lab	`lab(56 84.5 -5.7)`
OKLCH	`oklch(0.655 0.261 357)`

How Deep Pink behaves under real light

Under warm 2700K interior light Deep Pink shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.

Warm interior (2700K incandescent / warm LED): → #ff038a — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward red
Neutral LED (4000K task and retail lighting): → #ff0f90 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged
Daylight (6500K standard daylight (reference)): → #ff1493 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged
North light / shade (~7500K diffuse blue-sky light): → #ff1495 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchanged

Contrast & accessibility

Against white it measures 3.64:1 and against black 5.77:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.

Palettes built from Deep Pink

Tonal

One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.

#ffe0ea · #ffa0c2 · #ff1493 · #d30077 · #970054 · #5f0032

Analogous

The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.

#ff9384 · #ff6a82 · #ff1493 · #d41fa8 · #a825b2 · #7d28b0

Shifted

The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.

#f29561 · #ff1493 · #cd0c75 · #8b3c00 · #70003d · #3d1500

Contrast

One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.

#00e3c2 · #ff1493 · #955c71 · #8a2352 · #620235 · #36001a

Quiet Support

The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.

#d9faf1 · #ff1493 · #906976 · #364c46 · #320d1d · #000302

Bright Accent

This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.

#e7f5f1 · #bdcec9 · #8fa29d · #112a25 · #000805 · #ff1493

Complementary

The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.

#dddfb9 · #40dbd1 · #ff1493 · #926ca2 · #354531 · #18051b

Split-complementary

The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.

#dce0ba · #84d8a2 · #ff1493 · #53868f · #3c4537 · #230604

Triadic

Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.

#eef9bd · #ff1493 · #717f00 · #004d6f · #001f32 · #010100

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.

#fff1d0 · #ff1493 · #937000 · #005346 · #060064 · #000302

Tints, shades & muted variants

Tints

#FF5CA3 · #FF82B3 · #FFA1C3 · #FFBDD3 · #FFD7E4

Shades

#D50079 · #AA005F · #810047 · #5B0030 · #37001B

Muted

#EB4A93 · #D66592 · #BF7891

Using Deep Pink

Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.