Palettes / Colors / #C87FCE

#C87FCE — Muted Pink

#C87FCE is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #C87FCE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#C87FCE 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 #84CE7E; it also sits naturally between #9F7ECE and #CE7EAC. 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 78% · Green 50% · Blue 81%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C87FCE

.text { color: #C87FCE; }
.background { background-color: #C87FCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C87FCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 127, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 45%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C87FCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 127, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C87FCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 127, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C87FCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C87FCE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #84CE7E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C87FCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C87FCE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #C87FCE 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C87FCE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #C87FCE?

#C87FCE is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 200, 127, 206). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C87FCE?

#C87FCE is RGB 200, 127, 206 — HSL 295°, 45%, 65% — CMYK 3%, 38%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #C87FCE?

Its complement is #84CE7E; analogous partners are #9F7ECE and #CE7EAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C87FCE for text?

Black text on #C87FCE has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.84:1.