Palettes / Colors / #C587CD

#C587CD — Light Muted Pink

#C587CD is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

#C587CD is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #90CD88; it also sits naturally between #A388CD and #CD88B3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 77% · Green 53% · Blue 80%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #C587CD

.text { color: #C587CD; }
.background { background-color: #C587CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C587CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(197, 135, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 41%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C587CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(197, 135, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C587CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(197, 135, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C587CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C587CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #90CD88:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C587CD: #000000.

How #C587CD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #C587CD

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C587CD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C587CC  ·  #C587CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C587CD?

#C587CD is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 197, 135, 205). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C587CD?

#C587CD is RGB 197, 135, 205 — HSL 293°, 41%, 67% — CMYK 4%, 34%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #C587CD?

Its complement is #90CD88; analogous partners are #A388CD and #CD88B3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C587CD for text?

Black text on #C587CD has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.72:1.