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#D260CD — Pink

#D260CD is a pink color we call 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 #D260CD 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.

#D260CD is a warm-leaning 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 #60D266; it also sits naturally between #9F60D2 and #D26093. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D260CD · RGB 210, 96, 205

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Color values

HEX#D260CD
RGB210, 96, 205
HSL303°, 56%, 60%
HSV303°, 54%, 82%
CMYK0%, 54%, 2%, 18%
XYZ41.78, 26.48, 60.67
Yxy26.48, 0.3241, 0.2054
CIE-Lab58.49, 59.12, -36.15
Hunter Lab51.45, 58.56, -38.10

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 82% · Green 38% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 54% · Yellow 2% · Key 18%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D260CD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D260CD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D260CD

.text { color: #D260CD; }
.background { background-color: #D260CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D260CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(210, 96, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(303, 56%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D260CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(210, 96, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D260CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(210, 96, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D260CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D260CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D260CD

#CB48C5#C337BC#AB30A5#972B92#7F247B#671D64#541851#3C113A#280B26#10040F

Tints of #D260CD

#D770D1#DA7CD5#DE8CDA#E298DE#E6A7E3#EBB7E8#EEC3EC#F3D3F1#F6DFF5#FBEFFA

Tones of #D260CD

#CA68C5#C270BE#BA78B6#B181AF#A989A8#A191A0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #60D266:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.34:1 AA large only
Against black text6.30:1 AA

Best text color on #D260CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D260CD

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #D260CD: ·

How #D260CD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A1A0B3Deuteranopia · #A7B0ACTritanopia · #CC9E99

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D260CD rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Horizon
#807E25 · #43C8C5 · #CF61D1 · #DCE2BB
Vintage Terrace
#269E37 · #67DB66 · #D85DC6 · #E3A8D4
Golden Drift
#F5D1F0 · #DD60CE · #B829A7 · #5B1553
Velvet Whisper
#7789D1 · #6B48D5 · #A63CD4 · #DB66CA
Electric Horizon
#E198DD · #D16BCB · #C440BC · #40173D
Palette 10439f
#10439F · #874CCC · #C65BCF · #F27BBD

Similar colors

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

#CF61D1#D85DC6#DD60CE#DB66CA#D16BCB#C65BCF#DD59D0#D26FCA#CF5EBE#CF52C7#CC66DA#DF65D5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D260CC  ·  #D260CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D260CD?

#D260CD is Pink, a pink color (RGB 210, 96, 205). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D260CD?

#D260CD is RGB 210, 96, 205 — HSL 303°, 56%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 54%, 2%, 18%.

What colors go with #D260CD?

Its complement is #60D266; analogous partners are #9F60D2 and #D26093. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D260CD for text?

Black text on #D260CD has a contrast ratio of 6.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.34:1.