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#D59CD8 — Light Muted Pink

#D59CD8 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 #D59CD8 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.

#D59CD8 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 #A0D89D; it also sits naturally between #B79DD8 and #D89DBD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D59CD8 · RGB 213, 156, 216

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Color values

HEX#D59CD8
RGB213, 156, 216
HSL297°, 43%, 73%
HSV297°, 28%, 85%
CMYK1%, 28%, 0%, 15%
XYZ51.72, 42.88, 70.52
Yxy42.88, 0.3132, 0.2597
CIE-Lab71.47, 31.17, -22.22
Hunter Lab65.48, 30.37, -22.40

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 84% · Green 61% · Blue 85%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D59CD8 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D59CD8 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D59CD8

.text { color: #D59CD8; }
.background { background-color: #D59CD8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D59CD8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(213, 156, 216); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(297, 43%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D59CD8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(213, 156, 216, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D59CD8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(213, 156, 216, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D59CD8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D59CD8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D59CD8

#CA83CE#BF69C3#B450B9#9F41A4#8A398E#712F75#58245B#401A42#271028#0E060F

Tints of #D59CD8

#D8A4DB#DDAFDF#E0B6E2#E3BDE5#E8C8E9#EBD0EC#EED7EF#F1DEF2#F6E9F6#F9F0F9

Tones of #D59CD8

#D1A1D4#CDA5CF#CAA9CB#C5AEC7#C2B2C2#BEB6BE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A0D89D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.19:1 Fails
Against black text9.58:1 AAA

Best text color on #D59CD8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D59CD8

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 #D59CD8: ·

How #D59CD8 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BCBCC9Deuteranopia · #C0C4C6Tritanopia · #D2BEBC

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D59CD8 rather than the exact color:

Palette Aa60c8
#AA60C8 · #D69ADE · #EABDE6 · #FFDFEF
Palette D20062
#D20062 · #D6589F · #D895DA · #C4E4FF
Electric Ruby Solace
#CB98D1 · #9D5152 · #C2C68D · #3F7D4A
Electric Horizon
#E198DD · #D16BCB · #C440BC · #40173D
Palette Fff0f8
#FFF0F8 · #FFC2E9 · #CCA2E1 · #543E5C
Tranquil Terrace
#3D4A7D · #9A87BB · #CA9CCF · #A04475

Similar colors

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

#D69ADE#D895DA#CB98D1#E198DD#CCA2E1#CA9CCF#CD90D5#C8A1E0#E59CDC#D7ACD4#E4A3D4#CF9BE8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D59CD7  ·  #D59CD9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D59CD8?

#D59CD8 is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 213, 156, 216). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D59CD8?

#D59CD8 is RGB 213, 156, 216 — HSL 297°, 43%, 73% — CMYK 1%, 28%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #D59CD8?

Its complement is #A0D89D; analogous partners are #B79DD8 and #D89DBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D59CD8 for text?

Black text on #D59CD8 has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.19:1.