Palettes / Colors / #D877DA

#D877DA — Light Pink

#D877DA is a pink color we call Light 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 #D877DA 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.

#D877DA 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 #79DA77; it also sits naturally between #A777DA and #DA77AA. 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 85% · Green 47% · Blue 85%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D877DA

.text { color: #D877DA; }
.background { background-color: #D877DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D877DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(216, 119, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 57%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D877DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(216, 119, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D877DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(216, 119, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D877DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D877DA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #79DA77:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D877DA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D877DA

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 #D877DA 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 #D877DA 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

← #D877D9  ·  #D877DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D877DA?

#D877DA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 216, 119, 218). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D877DA?

#D877DA is RGB 216, 119, 218 — HSL 299°, 57%, 66% — CMYK 1%, 45%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #D877DA?

Its complement is #79DA77; analogous partners are #A777DA and #DA77AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D877DA for text?

Black text on #D877DA has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.77:1.