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#D68FCD — Light Muted Pink

#D68FCD 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 #D68FCD 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.

#D68FCD 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 #8FD699; it also sits naturally between #BC8FD6 and #D68FA9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D68FCD · RGB 214, 143, 205

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Color values

HEX#D68FCD
RGB214, 143, 205
HSL308°, 46%, 70%
HSV308°, 33%, 84%
CMYK0%, 33%, 4%, 16%
XYZ48.57, 38.35, 62.60
Yxy38.35, 0.3249, 0.2565
CIE-Lab68.28, 36.49, -21.00
Hunter Lab61.93, 35.50, -20.72

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 84% · Green 56% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 4% · Key 16%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D68FCD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D68FCD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D68FCD

.text { color: #D68FCD; }
.background { background-color: #D68FCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D68FCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(214, 143, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(308, 46%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D68FCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(214, 143, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D68FCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(214, 143, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D68FCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D68FCD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D68FCD

#CC75C0#C45FB6#BA45AB#A43D96#8A337E#702966#592152#3F173A#290F26#0F060E

Tints of #D68FCD

#DA9AD1#DDA2D5#E1ADDA#E3B5DD#E8C0E2#ECCBE7#EED2EB#F3DDF0#F5E5F3#F9F0F8

Tones of #D68FCD

#D095C8#CC99C5#C69FC1#C2A3BE#BCA9BA#B8ADB6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8FD699:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.42:1 Fails
Against black text8.67:1 AAA

Best text color on #D68FCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D68FCD

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 #D68FCD: ·

How #D68FCD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B7B7BEDeuteranopia · #BBC1BATritanopia · #D2B2B0

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 #D68FCD rather than the exact color:

Lucky Ruby Canyon
#AB53C6 · #D991CA · #B53B63 · #C65949
Palette B33791
#B33791 · #C562AF · #DB8DD0 · #FEC5F6
Vintage Ruby Saffron
#E3B0D6 · #D78EC5 · #732B61 · #4D1940
Palette F5f5f5
#F5F5F5 · #F8E7F6 · #DD88CF · #4B164C
Tranquil Cinder
#E2C2E6 · #CD90D5 · #B85FC3 · #9E47A9
Radiant Dusk
#E28DCA · #D133A5 · #8D1B6D · #591747

Similar colors

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

#D991CA#DB8DD0#D78EC5#DD88CF#CD90D5#E28DCA#CA8BCD#D895DA#E491C9#CB98D1#C996CC#C68FCA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D68FCC  ·  #D68FCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D68FCD?

#D68FCD is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 214, 143, 205). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D68FCD?

#D68FCD is RGB 214, 143, 205 — HSL 308°, 46%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 4%, 16%.

What colors go with #D68FCD?

Its complement is #8FD699; analogous partners are #BC8FD6 and #D68FA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D68FCD for text?

Black text on #D68FCD has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.42:1.