Palettes / Colors / #D08BDA

#D08BDA — Light Muted Pink

#D08BDA is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #D08BDA 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.

#D08BDA 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 #95DA8B; it also sits naturally between #A88BDA and #DA8BBD. 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 82% · Green 55% · Blue 85%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D08BDA

.text { color: #D08BDA; }
.background { background-color: #D08BDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D08BDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(208, 139, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(292, 52%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D08BDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(208, 139, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D08BDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(208, 139, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D08BDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D08BDA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #95DA8B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D08BDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D08BDA

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 #D08BDA 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 #D08BDA 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

← #D08BD9  ·  #D08BDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D08BDA?

#D08BDA is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 208, 139, 218). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D08BDA?

#D08BDA is RGB 208, 139, 218 — HSL 292°, 52%, 70% — CMYK 5%, 36%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #D08BDA?

Its complement is #95DA8B; analogous partners are #A88BDA and #DA8BBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D08BDA for text?

Black text on #D08BDA has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.50:1.