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#D331C8 — Pink

#D331C8 is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #D331C8 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.

#D331C8 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #31D33C; it also sits naturally between #8D31D3 and #D33177. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D331C8 · RGB 211, 49, 200

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Color values

HEX#D331C8
RGB211, 49, 200
HSL304°, 65%, 51%
HSV304°, 77%, 83%
CMYK0%, 77%, 5%, 17%
XYZ38.39, 20.22, 56.52
Yxy20.22, 0.3334, 0.1756
CIE-Lab52.08, 76.14, -43.36
Hunter Lab44.96, 77.33, -47.26

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 83% · Green 19% · Blue 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 5% · Key 17%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D331C8 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D331C8 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D331C8

.text { color: #D331C8; }
.background { background-color: #D331C8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D331C8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(211, 49, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(304, 65%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D331C8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(211, 49, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D331C8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(211, 49, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D331C8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D331C8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D331C8

#C229B7#B125A7#9C2194#871D80#761970#61155C#4C1048#370C34#260824#110410

Tints of #D331C8

#D846CE#DB57D2#E06CD8#E37DDC#E892E2#EBA2E7#F0B7EC#F3C8F1#F8DDF6#FBEEFB

Tones of #D331C8

#C83CBF#BC49B4#B054AA#A55FA0#9A6A97#8D778C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #31D33C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.16:1 AA large only
Against black text5.04:1 AA

Best text color on #D331C8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D331C8

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 #D331C8: ·

How #D331C8 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8D8BA3Deuteranopia · #96A29BTritanopia · #CB8780

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 600 · #C026D3Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D331C8 rather than the exact color:

Lucky Whisper
#24BE2F · #68E275 · #D72DCB · #E59CDC
Golden Ruby Dusk
#1B7685 · #D639C1 · #B9D02B · #CAEBEE
Royal Ruby Drift
#D42BD2 · #BE1D75 · #DF4D5B · #BE4F16
Gentle Mosaic
#D32ABE · #CD2659 · #D66F49 · #86751A
Dusty Mirage
#4126C4 · #B96FE7 · #D839D0 · #DC197B
Burning Ember
#2919B2 · #59108C · #D926CC · #661237

Similar colors

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

#D72DCB#D639C1#D42BD2#D32ABE#D839D0#D926CC#C735CD#D827D0#D131D7#C835BE#DD3AD2#D041C2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D331C7  ·  #D331C9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D331C8?

#D331C8 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 211, 49, 200). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D331C8?

#D331C8 is RGB 211, 49, 200 — HSL 304°, 65%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 77%, 5%, 17%.

What colors go with #D331C8?

Its complement is #31D33C; analogous partners are #8D31D3 and #D33177. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D331C8 for text?

Black text on #D331C8 has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.16:1.