What color is Deep Pink?
Deep pink is a vivid, saturated pink with a strong magenta lean, hex #FF1493, close to the color of a bougainvillea bract. It is brighter and more intense than hot pink, with very little white mixed in.
What is the meaning of the color Deep Pink?
French chemist François-Emmanuel Verguin synthesized fuchsine dye in 1859, producing the intense pink-magenta family that deep pink belongs to. The color spread through European textile markets in the late 19th century as synthetic dyes made such brightness available to mass fashion for the first time. Designer Elsa Schiaparelli championed a closely related shade she called shocking pink in her 1937 collection, establishing the tone as bold and deliberately unconventional. Mattel anchored deep pink in popular culture through decades of Barbie branding, making the color one of the most immediately recognized in consumer product design.
What colors go with Deep Pink?
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Conversions & Codes
| Format | Value | CSS |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #FF1493 |
color: #FF1493;
|
| RGB | 255, 20, 147 |
color: rgb(255, 20, 147);
|
| RGB Percentage | 100%, 8%, 58% |
color: rgb(100%, 8%, 58%);
|
| CMYK | 0%, 92%, 42%, 0% | Not supported in CSS |
| HSL | 328°, 100%, 54% |
color: hsl(328, 100%, 54%);
|
| HSV | 328°, 92%, 100% | Not supported in CSS |
| CIE-LAB | 43, 47, -42 |
color: lab(43% 47 -42);
|
| Decimal | 16716947 | Not supported in CSS |
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CSS & Dev Snippets
.deep-pink {
color: #FF1493;
}
$deep-pink: #FF1493;
rgb(255, 20, 147)