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#D56DB2 — Pink

#D56DB2 is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

#D56DB2 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 #6DD58F; it also sits naturally between #C36DD5 and #D56D7E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D56DB2 · RGB 213, 109, 178

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Color values

HEX#D56DB2
RGB213, 109, 178
HSL320°, 55%, 63%
HSV320°, 49%, 84%
CMYK0%, 49%, 16%, 16%
XYZ40.95, 28.30, 45.42
Yxy28.30, 0.3571, 0.2468
CIE-Lab60.16, 49.36, -18.14
Hunter Lab53.20, 47.89, -16.91

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 84% · Green 43% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 16% · Key 16%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D56DB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D56DB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D56DB2

.text { color: #D56DB2; }
.background { background-color: #D56DB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D56DB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(213, 109, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(320, 55%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D56DB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(213, 109, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D56DB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(213, 109, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D56DB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D56DB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D56DB2

#CE55A5#C73D99#B23488#9A2D76#862767#6F2054#571942#3F1230#280B1E#10050C

Tints of #D56DB2

#D879B8#DD88C1#E094C7#E3A0CD#E8B0D5#EBBCDC#EFC8E2#F2D4E8#F7E3F0#FAEFF7

Tones of #D56DB2

#CD74AF#C57CAD#BE83AA#B78AA8#B092A6#A899A3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6DD58F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.15:1 AA large only
Against black text6.66:1 AA

Best text color on #D56DB2: #000000.

How #D56DB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A8A7A1Deuteranopia · #AEB69DTritanopia · #D09491

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 pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D56DB2 rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Tempest
#843993 · #D572B0 · #D0727B · #D2A47E
Tranquil Ruby Harbor
#27843F · #70D597 · #D36CB9 · #ECCFE6
Burning Ruby Horizon
#C193D9 · #CF69B6 · #DC95A0 · #CD8A56
Cosmic Ruby Drift
#7D71C7 · #B667CE · #D175AD · #B24644
Cosmic Aurora
#A52EB4 · #DB64B4 · #87243A · #D27D63
Scarlet Ruby Cinder
#AB3887 · #CD65B4 · #3CB763 · #CDEADB

Similar colors

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

#D572B0#D36CB9#CF69B6#D175AD#DB64B4#CD65B4#CD73B9#DA76B9#CF65BB#D862BC#D978BC#E16BA8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D56DB1  ·  #D56DB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D56DB2?

#D56DB2 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 213, 109, 178). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D56DB2?

#D56DB2 is RGB 213, 109, 178 — HSL 320°, 55%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 49%, 16%, 16%.

What colors go with #D56DB2?

Its complement is #6DD58F; analogous partners are #C36DD5 and #D56D7E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D56DB2 for text?

Black text on #D56DB2 has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.15:1.