Palettes / Colors / #D779B5

#D779B5 — Light Muted Pink

#D779B5 is a pink color we call Light Muted 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 #D779B5 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.

#D779B5 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 #79D79C; it also sits naturally between #CB79D7 and #D77986. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 84% · Green 47% · Blue 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 16% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D779B5

.text { color: #D779B5; }
.background { background-color: #D779B5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D779B5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(215, 121, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(322, 54%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D779B5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(215, 121, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D779B5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(215, 121, 181, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D779B5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D779B5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #79D79C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D779B5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D779B5

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:

How #D779B5 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D779B5 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D779B4  ·  #D779B6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D779B5?

#D779B5 is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 215, 121, 181). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D779B5?

#D779B5 is RGB 215, 121, 181 — HSL 322°, 54%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 44%, 16%, 16%.

What colors go with #D779B5?

Its complement is #79D79C; analogous partners are #CB79D7 and #D77986. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D779B5 for text?

Black text on #D779B5 has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.88:1.