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#D85BEC — Vivid Pink

#D85BEC is a pink color we call Vivid 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 #D85BEC 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.

#D85BEC is a cool 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 #6EEC5B; it also sits naturally between #905BEC and #EC5BB7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D85BEC · RGB 216, 91, 236

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Color values

HEX#D85BEC
RGB216, 91, 236
HSL292°, 79%, 64%
HSV292°, 61%, 93%
CMYK8%, 61%, 0%, 7%
XYZ47.20, 28.14, 82.30
Yxy28.14, 0.2994, 0.1785
CIE-Lab60.01, 68.31, -51.13
Hunter Lab53.04, 69.93, -59.97

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 36% · Blue 93%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D85BEC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D85BEC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D85BEC

.text { color: #D85BEC; }
.background { background-color: #D85BEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D85BEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(216, 91, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(292, 79%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D85BEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(216, 91, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D85BEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(216, 91, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D85BEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D85BEC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D85BEC

#D23FE9#CC24E5#B919D2#A115B7#89129B#710F80#590C64#400949#28052E#100212

Tints of #D85BEC

#DC68ED#DF76EF#E388F1#E696F3#EAA4F4#EDB1F6#F0BFF8#F4D1FA#F7DFFB#FBEDFD

Tones of #D85BEC

#D165E2#C970D7#C17ACD#BA84C2#B38EB8#AB99AD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6EEC5B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.17:1 AA large only
Against black text6.63:1 AA

Best text color on #D85BEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D85BEC

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 #D85BEC: ·

How #D85BEC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A2A1C9Deuteranopia · #A9B3C1Tritanopia · #D2ADA7

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 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D85BEC rather than the exact color:

Velvet Ruby Marble
#134FA9 · #4D1CE5 · #DA5AEC · #F4A0C9
Dusty Ruby Saffron
#28AC15 · #9EEE74 · #D754EA · #EB98EB
Palette 332fd0
#332FD0 · #9254C8 · #E15FED · #6EDCD9
Lucky Aurora
#8F53E3 · #DC53F1 · #EC4CB9 · #E31847
Dreamy Ruby Canyon
#8946D8 · #E256E5 · #E675AD · #C82721
Vintage Ruby Aurora
#2828B5 · #531F8D · #D858DF · #D62B8E

Similar colors

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

#DA5AEC#D754EA#E15FED#DC53F1#E256E5#D858DF#D066E6#E551EB#D86CE6#CF6BED#D84FDE#C65FEC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D85BEB  ·  #D85BED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D85BEC?

#D85BEC is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 216, 91, 236). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D85BEC?

#D85BEC is RGB 216, 91, 236 — HSL 292°, 79%, 64% — CMYK 8%, 61%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #D85BEC?

Its complement is #6EEC5B; analogous partners are #905BEC and #EC5BB7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D85BEC for text?

Black text on #D85BEC has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.17:1.